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 Ivanhoe East were English, Australian and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ivanhoe East - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ivanhoe East in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ivanhoe East, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
English
2021 count
1,090
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
1,090
29.0%
-1.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,049
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,049
27.9%
+0.7pp
Italian
2021 count
524
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
524
13.9%
+0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
436
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
436
11.6%
-1.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
361
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
361
9.6%
+0.2pp
Greek
2021 count
289
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
289
7.7%
+0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
257
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
257
6.8%
+1.0pp
German
2021 count
108
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
108
2.9%
-0.5pp
Macedonian
2021 count
81
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
81
2.2%
+0.6pp
Lebanese
2021 count
68
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
68
1.8%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-87
-1.9pp
Australian
+12
+0.7pp
Italian
+27
+0.9pp
Irish
-72
-1.7pp
Scottish
+3
+0.2pp
Greek
+10
+0.4pp
Chinese
+36
+1.0pp
German
-22
-0.5pp
Macedonian
+21
+0.6pp
Lebanese
+2
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ivanhoe East. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Banyule (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | % | Banyule (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,090 | 29.0% | 31.3% | 1,177 | 30.9% | 31.6% | -87 | -1.9pp |
| Australian | 1,049 | 27.9% | 29.1% | 1,037 | 27.2% | 29.0% | +12 | +0.7pp |
| Italian | 524 | 13.9% | 10.5% | 497 | 13.0% | 10.1% | +27 | +0.9pp |
| Irish | 436 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 508 | 13.3% | 13.2% | -72 | -1.7pp |
| Scottish | 361 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 358 | 9.4% | 9.4% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Greek | 289 | 7.7% | 4.1% | 279 | 7.3% | 3.8% | +10 | +0.4pp |
| Chinese | 257 | 6.8% | 7.0% | 221 | 5.8% | 6.0% | +36 | +1.0pp |
| German | 108 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 130 | 3.4% | 3.5% | -22 | -0.5pp |
| Macedonian | 81 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 60 | 1.6% | 1.3% | +21 | +0.6pp |
| Lebanese | 68 | 1.8% | 0.9% | 66 | 1.7% | 0.9% | +2 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).