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New Lambton Heights

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in New Lambton Heights in 2016 were English, Australian and Irish.

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 New Lambton Heights 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 New Lambton Heights'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.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Total population

Ancestry - Totals
New Lambton Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Maryville %Number%Maryville %2011 to 2016
Not stated292.22.8554.45.7-26
Total responses1,331----1,260----+70

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Ancestry - Ranked by size
New Lambton Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
AncestryNumber%Maryville %Number%Maryville %2011 to 2016
English
45347.348.642343.539.5+30
Australian
37639.237.938039.138.7-4
map this data in atlas.idIrish15516.217.814014.514.5+15
map this data in atlas.idScottish12613.215.011912.214.9+7
map this data in atlas.idGerman384.05.2293.14.8+8
map this data in atlas.idItalian252.73.5181.92.2+7
Chinese
222.30.7212.20.5+1
Macedonian
161.70.6121.30.8+4
Welsh
111.21.060.62.1+5
Indian
111.20.570.80.3+4

Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Ancestry, 2016
Ancestry, 2016 English, Maryville: 48.6% Australian, Maryville: 37.9% Irish, Maryville: 17.8% Scottish, Maryville: 15.0% German, Maryville: 5.2% Italian, Maryville: 3.5% Chinese, Maryville: 0.7% Macedonian, Maryville: 0.6% Welsh, Maryville: 1.0% Indian, Maryville: 0.5% English, New Lambton Heights: 47.3% Australian, New Lambton Heights: 39.2% Irish, New Lambton Heights: 16.2% Scottish, New Lambton Heights: 13.2% German, New Lambton Heights: 4.0% Italian, New Lambton Heights: 2.7% Chinese, New Lambton Heights: 2.3% Macedonian, New Lambton Heights: 1.7% Welsh, New Lambton Heights: 1.2% Indian, New Lambton Heights: 1.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2016
Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2016 English, New Lambton Heights: +30 Australian, New Lambton Heights: -4 Irish, New Lambton Heights: +15 Scottish, New Lambton Heights: +7 German, New Lambton Heights: +8 Italian, New Lambton Heights: +7 Chinese, New Lambton Heights: +1 Macedonian, New Lambton Heights: +4 Welsh, New Lambton Heights: +5 Indian, New Lambton Heights: +4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in New Lambton Heights in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (453 people or 47.3%)
  • Australian (376 people or 39.2%)
  • Irish (155 people or 16.2%)
  • Scottish (126 people or 13.2%)
  • German (38 people or 4.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 1,148 responses in total, or 119.83% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in New Lambton Heights and Maryville were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (2.3% compared to 0.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (39.2% compared to 37.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (13.2% compared to 15.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (16.2% compared to 17.8%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in New Lambton Heights between 2011 and 2016.

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