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The three largest ancestries in Fairfield City in 2021 were Vietnamese, Chinese and Assyrian/Chaldean.

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 Fairfield City 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 Fairfield City'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
Fairfield City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Abbotsbury %Number%Abbotsbury %2011 to 2021
Not stated17,3767.52.913,9757.04.3+3,401
Total responses232,094----199,071----+33,023

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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Ancestry - Ranked by size
Fairfield City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%Abbotsbury %Number%Abbotsbury %2011 to 2021
map this data in atlas.idVietnamese40,62419.54.231,18816.62.9+9,436
map this data in atlas.idChinese27,22613.14.324,98413.33.0+2,242
map this data in atlas.idAssyrian/Chaldean24,92012.012.214,5927.88.5+10,328
Australian		18,4108.814.418,3179.817.7+93
English		14,9507.29.015,7478.410.7-797
Iraqi		11,0435.33.35,0512.71.9+5,992
Italian		10,6445.123.012,6776.822.5-2,033
Khmer (Cambodian)		8,9144.31.17,0203.70.5+1,894
Lebanese		5,8472.82.25,4572.91.4+390
Serbian		4,1932.02.34,7072.52.0-514
Croatian		3,5271.76.63,9572.15.9-430
Filipino		3,4211.62.13,0071.62.0+414
Arab not further described		3,3331.61.01,6810.90.3+1,652
Irish		2,8261.42.83,5611.92.9-735
Maltese		2,5561.23.83,1771.74.6-621
Lao		2,4281.20.52,2191.20.3+209
Samoan		2,3821.10.31,6630.90.1+719
Syrian		2,3011.10.66860.40.1+1,615
Spanish		2,1571.01.63,0801.61.8-923
Scottish		2,1361.01.92,5551.42.1-419
Indian		1,7170.81.01,7660.90.9-49
Inadequately Described		1,6170.80.56570.30.1+960
German		1,6100.81.61,8491.01.6-239
Chilean		1,5570.71.41,8611.01.1-304
Macedonian		1,5550.71.81,7030.91.4-148
Greek		1,5230.72.31,6800.92.2-157
Australian Aboriginal		1,4760.70.42140.10.0+1,262
Thai		1,4760.70.07970.40.0+679
Tongan		1,4340.70.19870.50.1+447
Turkish		1,4020.71.01,3530.70.9+49
Armenian		1,2630.61.39360.51.3+327
Fijian		1,1740.60.51,0190.50.8+155
Other Middle-Eastern peoples		1,1070.50.56080.30.4+499
Polish		1,0110.51.01,3680.71.1-357
Iranian		8640.40.56040.30.8+260
Russian		8500.41.39400.51.2-90
Maori		7370.40.39300.50.3-193
Uruguayan		6870.30.68940.50.6-207
Other South American		6380.30.68910.50.4-253
Bosnian		6190.30.25410.30.1+78
Egyptian		5730.30.44520.20.9+121
Portuguese		5320.30.55070.30.6+25
Timorese		4710.20.14280.20.2+43
Burmese peoples		4660.20.03790.20.0+87
New Zealander		4570.20.34060.20.3+51
Indonesian		4370.20.33080.20.2+129
French		4230.20.33920.20.4+31
Palestinian		4230.20.43660.20.4+57
Argentinian		4190.20.45380.30.1-119
Peruvian		4040.20.34090.20.3-5
Jordanian		4020.20.04390.20.2-37
Pakistani		3920.20.32160.10.3+176
Afghan		3820.20.02170.10.0+165
Hazara		3370.20.2--------
Hungarian		3070.10.24340.20.2-127
Dutch		2850.10.24500.20.5-165
Salvadoran		2810.10.02660.10.0+15
Ukrainian		2660.10.13650.20.4-99
Cypriot		2580.10.51950.10.3+63
Central and West African (other)		2490.10.0--------
Cook Islander		2470.10.11360.10.0+111
Kurdish		2470.10.32010.10.0+46
Mauritian		2430.10.12880.20.2-45
Other Polynesian		2330.10.01190.10.0+114
Slovene		2310.10.23020.20.4-71
Other North American		2220.10.11840.10.1+38
Korean		2200.10.11380.10.0+82
Other Indian subcontinent		2080.10.01520.10.1+56
Malay		2020.10.1790.00.0+123
Torres Strait Islander		1990.10.100.00.0+199
Other Arab peoples		1880.10.1520.00.1+136
Sinhalese/Sri Lankan		1860.10.22070.10.4-21
Other Oceanian (inc. Melanesia & Micronesia)		1660.10.12460.10.0-80
Sudanese		1570.10.12170.10.1-60
Austrian		1500.10.12760.10.1-126
Nepalese		1440.10.0280.00.0+116
Welsh		1330.10.11740.10.1-41
Other Central Asian		1290.10.11690.10.0-40
Colombian		1270.10.01200.10.0+7
Japanese		1260.10.0970.10.0+29
Romanian		1100.10.01170.10.0-7
American		1040.00.1980.10.2+6
Bengali/Bangladeshi		1030.00.0500.00.0+53
Czech		940.00.31140.10.1-20
Hmong		900.00.2630.00.2+27
South African		880.00.21170.10.2-29
Punjabi		880.00.0210.00.0+67
Other Central American		790.00.0800.00.0-1
Tamil		750.00.0300.00.0+45
Albanian		750.00.0750.00.10
Danish		740.00.1890.00.0-15
South Sudanese		730.00.0380.00.0+35
Taiwanese		720.00.0140.00.0+58
Nigerian		690.00.0--------
Other Eastern European		640.00.0880.00.1-24
Slovak		590.00.0800.00.0-21
Other Southern and East African		590.00.01320.10.0-73
Congolese		580.00.0--------
Other Southern/South East European		540.00.1--------
Finnish		540.00.1600.00.2-6
Brazilian		520.00.1460.00.1+6
Somali		510.00.0310.00.0+20
Sikh		500.00.0--------
Kenyan		480.00.0--------
Swedish		460.00.0350.00.0+11
Other South-East Asian		430.00.0290.00.0+14
Latvian		420.00.0440.00.0-2
Swiss		410.00.0570.00.1-16
Singaporean		410.00.0230.00.0+18
Norwegian		350.00.0340.00.0+1
Canadian		350.00.1650.00.1-30
Mexican		330.00.0130.00.0+20
Caribbean Islander		320.00.0280.00.0+4
Ethiopian		290.00.0100.00.0+19
Other Northern Asian		290.00.0110.00.0+18
Other British		280.00.0170.00.0+11
Bulgarian		250.00.0240.00.0+1
Lithuanian		230.00.0420.00.1-19
Anglo-Indian		220.00.0390.00.0-17
Other North-Western European		200.00.0140.00.0+6
Jewish		190.00.050.00.0+14
Native American		180.00.0--------
Estonian		160.00.0240.00.0-8
Zimbabwean		150.00.2480.00.0-33
Belgian		130.00.0290.00.1-16
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Ancestry, 2021
Ancestry, 2021 Vietnamese, Abbotsbury: 4.2% Chinese, Abbotsbury: 4.3% Assyrian/Chaldean, Abbotsbury: 12.2% Australian, Abbotsbury: 14.4% English, Abbotsbury: 9.0% Iraqi, Abbotsbury: 3.3% Italian, Abbotsbury: 23.0% Khmer (Cambodian), Abbotsbury: 1.1% Lebanese, Abbotsbury: 2.2% Serbian, Abbotsbury: 2.3% Vietnamese, Fairfield City: 19.5% Chinese, Fairfield City: 13.1% Assyrian/Chaldean, Fairfield City: 12.0% Australian, Fairfield City: 8.8% English, Fairfield City: 7.2% Iraqi, Fairfield City: 5.3% Italian, Fairfield City: 5.1% Khmer (Cambodian), Fairfield City: 4.3% Lebanese, Fairfield City: 2.8% Serbian, Fairfield City: 2.0%
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2021
Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2021 Vietnamese, Fairfield City: +9,436 Chinese, Fairfield City: +2,242 Assyrian/Chaldean, Fairfield City: +10,328 Australian, Fairfield City: +93 English, Fairfield City: -797 Iraqi, Fairfield City: +5,992 Italian, Fairfield City: -2,033 Khmer (Cambodian), Fairfield City: +1,894 Lebanese, Fairfield City: +390 Serbian, Fairfield City: -514
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

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

  • Vietnamese (40,624 people or 19.5%)
  • Chinese (27,226 people or 13.1%)
  • Assyrian/Chaldean (24,920 people or 12.0%)
  • Australian (18,410 people or 8.8%)
  • English (14,950 people or 7.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 126,130 responses in total, or 60.50% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Fairfield City and Abbotsbury were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (19.5% compared to 4.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (13.1% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (5.1% compared to 23.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (8.8% compared to 14.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Assyrian/Chaldean (+10,328 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+9,436 persons)
  • Iraqi (+5,992 persons)
  • Chinese (+2,242 persons)

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