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Bellbird Park - Brookwater

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Bellbird Park - Brookwater in 2021 were English, Australian and Scottish.

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 Bellbird Park - Brookwater 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 Bellbird Park - Brookwater'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Bellbird Park - Brookwater - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Ipswich %Number%City of Ipswich %2001 to 2021
Not stated1,0324.25.22755.76.3+757
Total responses24,839----4,871----+19,968
Total people18,175----4,042----+14,133
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bellbird Park - Brookwater - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%City of Ipswich %Number%City of Ipswich %2001 to 2021
English5,85532.236.41,60739.837.5+4,248
Australian5,40529.734.61,48136.641.7+3,924
Scottish1,4988.29.31303.23.2+1,368
Irish1,4588.09.044711.110.4+1,011
Indian1,0815.92.6170.40.3+1,064
German9355.17.02847.08.3+651
Samoan7153.93.4561.41.3+659
Australian Aboriginal6363.55.090.20.2+627
Maori4712.62.2501.20.6+421
Chinese4682.61.6240.60.8+444
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Bellbird Park - Brookwater in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (5,855 people or 32.2%)
  • Australian (5,405 people or 29.7%)
  • Scottish (1,498 people or 8.2%)
  • Irish (1,458 people or 8.0%)
  • Indian (1,081 people or 5.9%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 15,297 responses in total, or 84.17% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Bellbird Park - Brookwater and the City of Ipswich were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Indian ancestry (5.9% compared to 2.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (29.7% compared to 34.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (32.2% compared to 36.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with German ancestry (5.1% compared to 7.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • English (+4,248 persons)
  • Australian (+3,924 persons)
  • Scottish (+1,368 persons)
  • Indian (+1,064 persons)

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