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The three largest ancestries in Hope Island in 2021 were English, Australian and Scottish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Hope Island regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Hope Island's ethnic characteristics.

Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Hope Island - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2001 to 2021
Not stated1,0205.45.043711.07.1+583
Total responses19,000----3,987----+15,013
Total people14,666----3,708----+10,958
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Hope Island - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%Gold Coast City %Number%Gold Coast City %2001 to 2021
English6,33143.240.01,44539.039.5+4,886
Australian3,78325.830.71,16331.434.6+2,620
Scottish1,58110.810.01133.03.2+1,468
Irish1,52610.410.43409.210.7+1,186
Chinese6564.53.4691.91.7+587
German6484.44.71624.44.6+486
Italian4132.83.11062.92.2+307
South African2651.80.9260.70.4+239
Dutch2561.71.6461.21.6+210
New Zealander2381.62.0782.11.8+160
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Hope Island in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (6,331 people or 43.2%)
  • Australian (3,783 people or 25.8%)
  • Scottish (1,581 people or 10.8%)
  • Irish (1,526 people or 10.4%)
  • Chinese (656 people or 4.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 13,877 responses in total, or 94.62% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Hope Island and Gold Coast City were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (43.2% compared to 40.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (4.5% compared to 3.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (25.8% compared to 30.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Maori ancestry (0.9% compared to 2.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • English (+4,886 persons)
  • Australian (+2,620 persons)
  • Scottish (+1,468 persons)
  • Irish (+1,186 persons)

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