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 Hampton (Vic.) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Hampton (Vic.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Hampton (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bayside (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hampton (Vic.), with comparison markers for Bayside (C).
English
2021 count
5,508
% of total
40.7%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
5,508
40.7%
+1.2pp
Australian
2021 count
4,016
% of total
29.7%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
4,016
29.7%
-1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
1,825
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,825
13.5%
-1.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,640
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
1,640
12.1%
+0.8pp
Italian
2021 count
849
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
849
6.3%
+0.7pp
German
2021 count
595
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
595
4.4%
+0.5pp
Greek
2021 count
496
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
496
3.7%
+0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
489
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
489
3.6%
+1.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
246
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
246
1.8%
+0.1pp
Polish
2021 count
203
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
203
1.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+327
+1.2pp
Australian
-31
-1.2pp
Irish
-81
-1.0pp
Scottish
+157
+0.8pp
Italian
+116
+0.7pp
German
+83
+0.5pp
Greek
+58
+0.4pp
Chinese
+142
+1.0pp
Dutch
+22
+0.1pp
Polish
+12
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Hampton (Vic.). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bayside (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | % | Bayside (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 5,508 | 40.7% | 38.0% | 5,181 | 39.5% | 38.0% | +327 | +1.2pp |
| Australian | 4,016 | 29.7% | 29.6% | 4,047 | 30.9% | 29.9% | -31 | -1.2pp |
| Irish | 1,825 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 1,906 | 14.5% | 13.6% | -81 | -1.0pp |
| Scottish | 1,640 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 1,483 | 11.3% | 11.4% | +157 | +0.8pp |
| Italian | 849 | 6.3% | 5.6% | 733 | 5.6% | 5.2% | +116 | +0.7pp |
| German | 595 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 512 | 3.9% | 4.2% | +83 | +0.5pp |
| Greek | 496 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 438 | 3.3% | 3.8% | +58 | +0.4pp |
| Chinese | 489 | 3.6% | 4.7% | 347 | 2.6% | 3.7% | +142 | +1.0pp |
| Dutch | 246 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 224 | 1.7% | 1.6% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Polish | 203 | 1.5% | 1.9% | 191 | 1.5% | 1.8% | +12 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).