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Carramar

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Carramar in 2016 were Vietnamese, Chinese 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 Carramar 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 Carramar'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
Carramar - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Lansvale %Number%Lansvale %2011 to 2016
Not stated37410.26.03509.97.1+24
Total responses3,656----3,535----+121

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

Ancestry - Ranked by size
Carramar - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
AncestryNumber%Lansvale %Number%Lansvale %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idVietnamese62717.830.351815.125.7+109
map this data in atlas.idChinese37010.511.338611.39.2-16
Australian
3359.514.737911.015.6-44
English
3349.513.23249.414.4+10
Lebanese
2196.25.41865.45.3+33
Filipino
912.61.7742.20.9+17
Iraqi
892.51.2611.80.4+28
Irish
882.54.0682.03.9+20
Italian
772.22.9792.32.9-2
Spanish
752.10.5772.20.7-2
Scottish
681.92.2611.83.4+7
Samoan
641.80.9491.40.5+15
German
631.81.7541.61.6+9
Khmer (Cambodian)
541.52.3621.82.4-8
Central and West African
531.50.0230.70.0+30
Serbian
501.42.0521.52.4-2
Maori
491.41.1260.80.7+23
Arab not further described
491.40.6391.10.0+10
map this data in atlas.idAssyrian/Chaldean491.40.3561.60.3-7
Burmese peoples
481.40.060.20.0+42
Lao
461.30.2381.10.1+8
Iranian
441.20.0160.50.0+28
Inadequately Described
421.20.2280.80.2+14
Indonesian
411.20.2210.60.0+20
Indian
391.10.7672.00.8-28
Turkish
391.10.4511.50.8-12
Polish
361.01.1531.51.2-17
Croatian
361.00.1361.00.90
Fijian
351.00.8320.90.5+3
Greek
270.81.2220.61.8+5
Bengali/Bangladeshi
250.70.080.20.0+17
Timorese
240.70.3210.60.2+3
Maltese
230.70.6210.60.9+2
Tongan
210.61.2481.40.2-27
Pakistani
200.60.0160.50.0+4
Thai
190.50.160.20.1+13
Chilean
180.51.0230.70.5-5
Ukrainian
170.50.380.20.2+9
Hungarian
150.40.280.20.1+7
Egyptian
140.40.490.30.0+5
Palestinian
130.40.380.20.4+5
Russian
130.40.4210.60.2-8
Tamil
130.40.030.10.0+10
Afghan
120.30.0110.30.0+1
Bosnian
120.30.290.30.3+3
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Ancestry, 2016
Ancestry, 2016 Vietnamese, Lansvale: 30.3% Chinese, Lansvale: 11.3% Australian, Lansvale: 14.7% English, Lansvale: 13.2% Lebanese, Lansvale: 5.4% Filipino, Lansvale: 1.7% Iraqi, Lansvale: 1.2% Irish, Lansvale: 4.0% Italian, Lansvale: 2.9% Spanish, Lansvale: 0.5% Vietnamese, Carramar: 17.8% Chinese, Carramar: 10.5% Australian, Carramar: 9.5% English, Carramar: 9.5% Lebanese, Carramar: 6.2% Filipino, Carramar: 2.6% Iraqi, Carramar: 2.5% Irish, Carramar: 2.5% Italian, Carramar: 2.2% Spanish, Carramar: 2.1%
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 Vietnamese, Carramar: +109 Chinese, Carramar: -16 Australian, Carramar: -44 English, Carramar: +10 Lebanese, Carramar: +33 Filipino, Carramar: +17 Iraqi, Carramar: +28 Irish, Carramar: +20 Italian, Carramar: -2 Spanish, Carramar: -2
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 Carramar in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Vietnamese (627 people or 17.8%)
  • Chinese (370 people or 10.5%)
  • Australian (335 people or 9.5%)
  • English (334 people or 9.5%)
  • Lebanese (219 people or 6.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 1,885 responses in total, or 53.48% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Carramar and Lansvale were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Spanish ancestry (2.1% compared to 0.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (17.8% compared to 30.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (9.5% compared to 14.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (9.5% compared to 13.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 was:

  • Vietnamese (+109 persons)

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