Cabramatta Place
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Cabramatta Place in 2016 were Vietnamese, Chinese and Khmer (Cambodian).
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 Cabramatta Place 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 Cabramatta Place'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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| Cabramatta Place - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Fairfield Place % | Number | % | Fairfield Place % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 3,004 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4,458 | 9.1 | 6.6 | -1,453 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 56,024 | -- | -- | 48,748 | -- | -- | +7,276 | 37502 |
| Total people | 50,819 | -- | -- | 47,953 | -- | -- | +2,866 | |
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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| Cabramatta Place - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Fairfield Place % | Number | % | Fairfield Place % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Vietnamese | 18,802 | 37.0 | 15.5 | 37123 | 14,586 | 30.4 | 13.6 | +4,216 |
| Chinese | 12,371 | 24.3 | 10.6 | 37024 | 11,783 | 24.6 | 10.7 | +588 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 3,893 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 37055 | 3,426 | 7.1 | 2.7 | +467 |
| English | 3,593 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 37033 | 3,368 | 7.0 | 8.3 | +225 |
| Australian | 3,299 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 37010 | 3,114 | 6.5 | 9.6 | +185 |
| Serbian | 1,029 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 37101 | 1,336 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -306 |
| Italian | 844 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 37051 | 980 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -136 |
| Samoan | 824 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 37099 | 544 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +280 |
| Lao | 692 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 37058 | 569 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +123 |
| Irish | 637 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 37050 | 680 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -44 |
| Thai | 631 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 37116 | 379 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +253 |
| Filipino | 577 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 37038 | 425 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +152 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean | 537 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 37009 | 461 | 1.0 | 11.2 | +76 |
| Lebanese | 486 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 37060 | 429 | 0.9 | 5.9 | +57 |
| Scottish | 484 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 37100 | 407 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +77 |
| Iraqi | 482 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 37049 | 238 | 0.5 | 5.4 | +244 |
| German | 422 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 37041 | 362 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +60 |
| Tongan | 397 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 37118 | 231 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +166 |
| Russian | 375 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 37097 | 375 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Spanish | 344 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 37109 | 336 | 0.7 | 1.7 | +9 |
| Fijian | 245 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 37037 | 184 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +61 |
| Croatian | 238 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 37027 | 257 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -20 |
| Maori | 235 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 37065 | 251 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -15 |
| Chilean | 233 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 37023 | 220 | 0.5 | 1.1 | +13 |
| Polish | 227 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 37093 | 321 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -94 |
| Indian | 223 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 37046 | 191 | 0.4 | 1.2 | +32 |
| Inadequately Described | 215 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 37045 | 163 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +52 |
| Arab not further described | 214 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 37006 | 114 | 0.2 | 1.7 | +100 |
| Macedonian | 194 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37062 | 206 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -12 |
| Greek | 171 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 37042 | 165 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +7 |
| Central and West African | 165 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37022 | 85 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +80 |
| Maltese | 142 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37064 | 151 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -8 |
| Iranian | 140 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37048 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +83 |
| Turkish | 114 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 37120 | 144 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -30 |
| Cook Islander | 113 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37026 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +92 |
| Timorese | 110 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37117 | 86 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +24 |
| Indonesian | 95 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37047 | 69 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +27 |
| Burmese peoples | 84 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 37019 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +55 |
| Other South American | 79 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37085 | 98 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -19 |
| Other Oceanian (inc. Melanesia & Micronesia) | 75 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37083 | 63 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +11 |
| Korean | 75 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37056 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +42 |
| New Zealander | 72 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37070 | 61 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Peruvian | 71 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37092 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +12 |
| Malay | 70 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37063 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +34 |
| Ukrainian | 66 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37121 | 98 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -33 |
| Uruguayan | 65 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37122 | 107 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -42 |
| Syrian | 61 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 37113 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +13 |
| Other Polynesian | 58 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37084 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +26 |
| Bosnian | 58 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 37016 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +12 |
| French | 58 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37040 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +34 |
| Other Southern and East African | 57 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37087 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +22 |
| Hmong | 50 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37043 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +38 |
| Argentinian | 49 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37007 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +12 |
| Hungarian | 48 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37044 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Dutch | 48 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37031 | 51 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Armenian | 46 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 37008 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +14 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 46 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37011 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Other North American | 45 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37080 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Jordanian | 45 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37054 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -5 |
| Pakistani | 43 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37089 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +29 |
| Egyptian | 41 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37032 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Palestinian | 40 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37090 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Salvadoran | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37098 | 75 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -35 |
| Portuguese | 39 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37094 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -20 |
| Other Middle-Eastern peoples | 38 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 37079 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +3 |
| Other Indian subcontinent | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37078 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +21 |
| Japanese | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37052 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Slovene | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37106 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 370131 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Kurdish | 29 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37057 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +16 |
| Austrian | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37013 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Czech | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37029 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Nepalese | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37069 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -3 |
| Afghan | 21 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 37001 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Other Northern Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37082 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +18 |
| Welsh | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37124 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -9 |
| Other Southern/South East European | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37088 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Arab peoples | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37073 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -8 |
| Mauritian | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37066 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +10 |
| American | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37004 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Cypriot | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37028 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Latvian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37059 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Australian South Sea Islander | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37012 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Ethiopian | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37036 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Taiwanese | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37114 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Other Central American | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37075 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -9 |
| Punjabi | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37095 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Swedish | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37111 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Swiss | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37112 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -5 |
| Tamil | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37115 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Romanian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37096 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -6 |
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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 Cabramatta Place in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Vietnamese (18,802 people or 37.0%)
- Chinese (12,371 people or 24.3%)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (3,893 people or 7.7%)
- English (3,593 people or 7.1%)
- Australian (3,299 people or 6.5%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 41,958 responses in total, or 82.57% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Cabramatta Place and Fairfield Place were:
- A larger percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (37.0% compared to 15.5%)
- A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (24.3% compared to 10.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Assyrian/Chaldean ancestry (1.1% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Iraqi ancestry (0.9% compared to 6.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Vietnamese (+4,216 persons)
- Chinese (+588 persons)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (+467 persons)
- Serbian (-306 persons)