Cultural diversity
Ancestry
About this topic
Ancestry describes a person's cultural association and ethnic background, and Census respondents can report more than one ancestry. It is a broader cultural measure than country of birth because it can reflect family heritage across generations.
This topic helps show the size and diversity of cultural groups in an area, including groups whose members were born in Australia. Because multiple ancestries can be reported, ancestry totals can exceed the total population, so it is best read with birthplace, language used at home, and religion.
Interpretation notes
- People can report up to two ancestries, so category totals represent responses rather than a single unduplicated person count.
- ABS advises that ancestry is best used with birthplace and language, because ancestry alone is a broad measure of ethnicity and cultural background.
- The 2021 form added separate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mark boxes, so those categories need caution in over-time comparison.
Key insight
In 2021, the largest ancestry groups among residents in Albury (C) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Albury (C) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Albury (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Albury (C), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
English
2021 count
22,224
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
22,224
19.8%
+0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
21,454
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
21,454
19.1%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
7,399
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
7,399
6.6%
-0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
6,068
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
6,068
5.4%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
4,138
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
4,138
3.7%
-0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
2,038
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
2,038
1.8%
+1.6pp
Italian
2021 count
1,377
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,377
1.2%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
988
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
988
0.9%
+0.1pp
Indian
2021 count
918
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
918
0.8%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
578
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
578
0.5%
+0.2pp
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+2,065
+0.1pp
Australian
+1,496
-0.4pp
Irish
+262
-0.4pp
Scottish
+368
-0.2pp
German
+260
-0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+1,862
+1.6pp
Italian
+236
+0.1pp
Dutch
+127
+0.1pp
Indian
+238
+0.1pp
Filipino
+248
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Albury (C). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| English | 22,224 | 19.8% | 20.5% | 20,159 | 19.7% | 20.4% | +2,065 | +0.1pp |
| Australian | 21,454 | 19.1% | 20.1% | 19,958 | 19.5% | 21.3% | +1,496 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 7,399 | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7,137 | 7.0% | 6.1% | +262 | -0.4pp |
| Scottish | 6,068 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5,700 | 5.6% | 5.3% | +368 | -0.2pp |
| German | 4,138 | 3.7% | 2.1% | 3,878 | 3.8% | 2.1% | +260 | -0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 2,038 | 1.8% | 3.1% | 176 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +1,862 | +1.6pp |
| Italian | 1,377 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1,141 | 1.1% | 1.3% | +236 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 988 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 861 | 0.8% | 0.6% | +127 | +0.1pp |
| Indian | 918 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 680 | 0.7% | 0.3% | +238 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 578 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 330 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +248 | +0.2pp |
| Total | 112,137 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 102,111 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,026 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).