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 (Vic.) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ivanhoe (Vic.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ivanhoe (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ivanhoe (Vic.), with comparison markers for Banyule (C).
English
2021 count
3,960
% of total
29.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
3,960
29.6%
-0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
3,458
% of total
25.9%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
3,458
25.9%
+0.7pp
Irish
2021 count
1,869
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
1,869
14.0%
-0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
1,505
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
1,505
11.3%
+0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,343
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
1,343
10.0%
+0.9pp
Chinese
2021 count
1,257
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
1,257
9.4%
+1.4pp
Greek
2021 count
783
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
783
5.9%
+0.4pp
German
2021 count
417
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
417
3.1%
-0.2pp
Indian
2021 count
361
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
361
2.7%
-0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
175
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
175
1.3%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+342
-0.1pp
Australian
+394
+0.7pp
Irish
+95
-0.6pp
Italian
+157
+0.2pp
Scottish
+232
+0.9pp
Chinese
+281
+1.4pp
Greek
+114
+0.4pp
German
+14
-0.2pp
Indian
-22
-0.4pp
Dutch
+30
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ivanhoe (Vic.). 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 | 3,960 | 29.6% | 31.3% | 3,618 | 29.7% | 31.6% | +342 | -0.1pp |
| Australian | 3,458 | 25.9% | 29.1% | 3,064 | 25.2% | 29.0% | +394 | +0.7pp |
| Irish | 1,869 | 14.0% | 12.2% | 1,774 | 14.6% | 13.2% | +95 | -0.6pp |
| Italian | 1,505 | 11.3% | 10.5% | 1,348 | 11.1% | 10.1% | +157 | +0.2pp |
| Scottish | 1,343 | 10.0% | 9.6% | 1,111 | 9.1% | 9.4% | +232 | +0.9pp |
| Chinese | 1,257 | 9.4% | 7.0% | 976 | 8.0% | 6.0% | +281 | +1.4pp |
| Greek | 783 | 5.9% | 4.1% | 669 | 5.5% | 3.8% | +114 | +0.4pp |
| German | 417 | 3.1% | 3.3% | 403 | 3.3% | 3.5% | +14 | -0.2pp |
| Indian | 361 | 2.7% | 2.6% | 383 | 3.1% | 2.4% | -22 | -0.4pp |
| Dutch | 175 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 145 | 1.2% | 1.3% | +30 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).