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 Kellyville Ridge were Australian, English and Indian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kellyville Ridge - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kellyville Ridge in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kellyville Ridge, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Australian
2021 count
2,246
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
2,246
20.6%
-3.3pp
English
2021 count
1,875
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
1,875
17.2%
-3.5pp
Indian
2021 count
1,872
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
1,872
17.2%
+3.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
638
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
638
5.9%
-0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
623
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
623
5.7%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
546
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
546
5.0%
-1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
440
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
440
4.0%
-1.0pp
Italian
2021 count
431
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
431
4.0%
-0.4pp
Maltese
2021 count
252
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
252
2.3%
-0.4pp
Punjabi
2021 count
250
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
250
2.3%
+1.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-252
-3.3pp
English
-288
-3.5pp
Indian
+412
+3.3pp
Chinese
+9
-0.1pp
Filipino
-23
-0.5pp
Irish
-125
-1.4pp
Scottish
-80
-1.0pp
Italian
-27
-0.4pp
Maltese
-30
-0.4pp
Punjabi
+130
+1.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kellyville Ridge. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,246 | 20.6% | 19.1% | 2,498 | 23.9% | 22.8% | -252 | -3.3pp |
| English | 1,875 | 17.2% | 16.8% | 2,163 | 20.7% | 20.7% | -288 | -3.5pp |
| Indian | 1,872 | 17.2% | 13.5% | 1,460 | 13.9% | 11.3% | +412 | +3.3pp |
| Chinese | 638 | 5.9% | 4.5% | 629 | 6.0% | 4.1% | +9 | -0.1pp |
| Filipino | 623 | 5.7% | 9.0% | 646 | 6.2% | 8.9% | -23 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 546 | 5.0% | 4.2% | 671 | 6.4% | 5.7% | -125 | -1.4pp |
| Scottish | 440 | 4.0% | 3.5% | 520 | 5.0% | 4.4% | -80 | -1.0pp |
| Italian | 431 | 4.0% | 2.3% | 458 | 4.4% | 2.6% | -27 | -0.4pp |
| Maltese | 252 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 282 | 2.7% | 2.5% | -30 | -0.4pp |
| Punjabi | 250 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 120 | 1.1% | 0.8% | +130 | +1.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).