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Cecil Park

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Cecil Park in 2016 were Italian, Australian 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 Cecil Park 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 Cecil Park'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
Cecil Park - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Villawood %Number%Villawood %2011 to 2016
Not stated546.46.7607.96.1-7
Total responses850----765----+84

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

Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cecil Park - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
AncestryNumber%Villawood %Number%Villawood %2011 to 2016
Italian
21628.32.722631.02.5-10
Australian
11014.412.611015.110.9-1
English
8911.79.5638.710.1+25
Maltese
7910.40.17610.50.9+2
Croatian
385.00.1405.50.1-2
map this data in atlas.idAssyrian/Chaldean324.20.4121.70.2+19
Lebanese
212.812.2202.710.1+1
Irish
212.82.2141.93.1+7
Serbian
202.60.2162.20.5+4
Scottish
192.51.9243.32.3-5
Iranian
192.50.0202.70.2-1
map this data in atlas.idChinese192.512.040.614.0+15
German
172.21.1141.91.5+3
map this data in atlas.idVietnamese141.824.830.424.6+11
Inadequately Described
111.40.630.40.3+8
Indian
111.41.8101.41.2+1
Spanish
111.40.900.01.1+11
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Ancestry, 2016
Ancestry, 2016 Italian, Villawood: 2.7% Australian, Villawood: 12.6% English, Villawood: 9.5% Maltese, Villawood: 0.1% Croatian, Villawood: 0.1% Assyrian/Chaldean, Villawood: 0.4% Lebanese, Villawood: 12.2% Irish, Villawood: 2.2% Serbian, Villawood: 0.2% Scottish, Villawood: 1.9% Italian, Cecil Park: 28.3% Australian, Cecil Park: 14.4% English, Cecil Park: 11.7% Maltese, Cecil Park: 10.4% Croatian, Cecil Park: 5.0% Assyrian/Chaldean, Cecil Park: 4.2% Lebanese, Cecil Park: 2.8% Irish, Cecil Park: 2.8% Serbian, Cecil Park: 2.6% Scottish, Cecil Park: 2.5%
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 Italian, Cecil Park: -10 Australian, Cecil Park: -1 English, Cecil Park: +25 Maltese, Cecil Park: +2 Croatian, Cecil Park: -2 Assyrian/Chaldean, Cecil Park: +19 Lebanese, Cecil Park: +1 Irish, Cecil Park: +7 Serbian, Cecil Park: +4 Scottish, Cecil Park: -5
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 Cecil Park in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Italian (216 people or 28.3%)
  • Australian (110 people or 14.4%)
  • English (89 people or 11.7%)
  • Maltese (79 people or 10.4%)
  • Croatian (38 people or 5.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 532 responses in total, or 69.82% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Cecil Park and Villawood were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (28.3% compared to 2.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Maltese ancestry (10.4% compared to 0.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (1.8% compared to 24.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (2.5% compared to 12.0%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Cecil Park between 2011 and 2016.

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