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The three largest ancestries in Ashfield (Total) in 2021 were Chinese, English and Australian.

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 Ashfield (Total) 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 Ashfield (Total)'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
Ashfield (Total) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Inner West Council area %Number%Inner West Council area %2016 to 2021
Not stated1,0913.83.51,6085.95.9-517
Total responses28,695----27,073----+1,621
Total people23,016----23,806-----790
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ashfield (Total) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Inner West Council area %Number%Inner West Council area %2016 to 2021
Chinese5,07922.18.55,55723.38.1-479
English4,26918.529.93,77115.828.9+498
Australian3,42114.924.43,15013.223.0+271
Irish1,9228.413.71,7697.413.5+152
Nepalese1,5946.91.11,7207.21.4-127
Scottish1,2995.69.61,1244.78.9+174
Italian1,2885.66.81,2185.16.4+69
Filipino8783.81.87733.21.5+105
Indian8753.81.91,4486.12.1-574
Greek6282.74.35852.54.1+42
Show all (105 entries)

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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Ashfield (Total) in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Chinese (5,079 people or 22.1%)
  • English (4,269 people or 18.5%)
  • Australian (3,421 people or 14.9%)
  • Irish (1,922 people or 8.4%)
  • Nepalese (1,594 people or 6.9%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 16,285 responses in total, or 70.76% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Ashfield (Total) and Inner West Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (22.1% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Nepalese ancestry (6.9% compared to 1.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (18.5% compared to 29.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (14.9% compared to 24.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Indian (-574 persons)
  • English (+498 persons)
  • Chinese (-479 persons)
  • Australian (+271 persons)

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