Canley Vale
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Canley Vale in 2016 were Vietnamese, Chinese and English.
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 Canley Vale 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 Canley Vale'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 | ||||||||
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| Canley Vale - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 660 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 826 | 8.6 | 8.5 | -167 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 11,260 | -- | -- | 9,631 | -- | -- | +1,629 | 37502 |
| Total people | 10,226 | -- | -- | 9,428 | -- | -- | +798 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Canley Vale - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Vietnamese | 3,469 | 33.9 | 29.9 | 37123 | 2,776 | 29.4 | 25.3 | +693 |
| Chinese | 2,689 | 26.3 | 15.6 | 37024 | 2,410 | 25.6 | 13.3 | +278 |
| English | 668 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 37033 | 672 | 7.1 | 6.9 | -4 |
| Australian | 632 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 37010 | 538 | 5.7 | 8.6 | +94 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 592 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 37055 | 513 | 5.4 | 5.8 | +78 |
| Filipino | 177 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 37038 | 123 | 1.3 | 2.2 | +53 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean | 172 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 37009 | 181 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -9 |
| Iraqi | 172 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 37049 | 106 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +66 |
| Serbian | 161 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 37101 | 199 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -39 |
| Irish | 152 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 37050 | 114 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +38 |
| Thai | 141 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 37116 | 63 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +77 |
| Italian | 127 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 37051 | 149 | 1.6 | 3.3 | -22 |
| Spanish | 115 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 37109 | 90 | 1.0 | 1.2 | +24 |
| Lao | 114 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 37058 | 80 | 0.9 | 3.8 | +33 |
| Russian | 110 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 37097 | 105 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +5 |
| Samoan | 108 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 37099 | 86 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +21 |
| Lebanese | 96 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 37060 | 70 | 0.8 | 2.3 | +25 |
| Polish | 88 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 37093 | 107 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -19 |
| Scottish | 83 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 37100 | 63 | 0.7 | 1.3 | +19 |
| Arab not further described | 71 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 37006 | 64 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +7 |
| Tongan | 69 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 37118 | 40 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +28 |
| German | 65 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37041 | 72 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -8 |
| Indian | 64 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 37046 | 41 | 0.4 | 1.4 | +23 |
| Iranian | 56 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 37048 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +37 |
| Chilean | 49 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 37023 | 57 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -9 |
| Central and West African | 48 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 37022 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +26 |
| Inadequately Described | 44 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 37045 | 35 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +8 |
| Maori | 39 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37065 | 39 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Croatian | 37 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 37027 | 35 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +1 |
| Turkish | 36 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37120 | 46 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -10 |
| Macedonian | 33 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37062 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -17 |
| Greek | 32 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37042 | 31 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Burmese peoples | 28 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37019 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Egyptian | 25 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37032 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Ukrainian | 23 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37121 | 31 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -9 |
| Syrian | 23 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37113 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Maltese | 23 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 37064 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -6 |
| Fijian | 22 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37037 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -22 |
| Bosnian | 21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37016 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37011 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +11 |
| Other South American | 21 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37085 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +5 |
| Other Southern and East African | 21 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37087 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Peruvian | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37092 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +4 |
| Timorese | 21 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37117 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -3 |
| Uruguayan | 20 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37122 | 32 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -12 |
| Pakistani | 19 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37089 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +13 |
| Hungarian | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37044 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Other Northern Asian | 18 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37082 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
| New Zealander | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37070 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -14 |
| Dutch | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37031 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Malay | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37063 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Indonesian | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37047 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37056 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Other Oceanian (inc. Melanesia & Micronesia) | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37083 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 37094 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +2 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 370131 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Other Polynesian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37084 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +13 |
| Latvian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37059 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +4 |
| French | 13 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 37040 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +6 |
| Austrian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37013 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Argentinian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37007 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Other North American | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37080 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -6 |
| Palestinian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37090 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Other Indian subcontinent | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37078 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +8 |
| Slovene | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37106 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 |
| Jordanian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37054 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Hmong | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37043 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Canley Vale in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Vietnamese (3,469 people or 33.9%)
- Chinese (2,689 people or 26.3%)
- English (668 people or 6.5%)
- Australian (632 people or 6.2%)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (592 people or 5.8%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 8,050 responses in total, or 78.72% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Canley Vale and Bonnyrigg were:
- A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (26.3% compared to 15.6%)
- A larger percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (33.9% compared to 29.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Assyrian/Chaldean ancestry (1.7% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Lao ancestry (1.1% compared to 3.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Vietnamese (+693 persons)
- Chinese (+278 persons)
- Australian (+94 persons)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (+78 persons)