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 Kings Langley were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kings Langley - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kings Langley in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kings Langley, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Australian
2021 count
2,932
% of total
31.3%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
2,932
31.3%
-1.6pp
English
2021 count
2,873
% of total
30.7%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
2,873
30.7%
-1.8pp
Irish
2021 count
889
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
889
9.5%
-1.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
725
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
725
7.8%
-0.5pp
Chinese
2021 count
667
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
667
7.1%
+1.8pp
Italian
2021 count
473
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
473
5.1%
-0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
469
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
469
5.0%
+1.0pp
German
2021 count
296
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
296
3.2%
-0.4pp
Maltese
2021 count
190
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
190
2.0%
+0.4pp
Lebanese
2021 count
186
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
186
2.0%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-141
-1.6pp
English
-163
-1.8pp
Irish
-149
-1.6pp
Scottish
-47
-0.5pp
Chinese
+170
+1.8pp
Italian
-31
-0.3pp
Indian
+97
+1.0pp
German
-42
-0.4pp
Maltese
+41
+0.4pp
Lebanese
+21
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kings Langley. 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 | 2,932 | 31.3% | 19.1% | 3,073 | 32.9% | 22.8% | -141 | -1.6pp |
| English | 2,873 | 30.7% | 16.8% | 3,036 | 32.5% | 20.7% | -163 | -1.8pp |
| Irish | 889 | 9.5% | 4.2% | 1,038 | 11.1% | 5.7% | -149 | -1.6pp |
| Scottish | 725 | 7.8% | 3.5% | 772 | 8.3% | 4.4% | -47 | -0.5pp |
| Chinese | 667 | 7.1% | 4.5% | 497 | 5.3% | 4.1% | +170 | +1.8pp |
| Italian | 473 | 5.1% | 2.3% | 504 | 5.4% | 2.6% | -31 | -0.3pp |
| Indian | 469 | 5.0% | 13.5% | 372 | 4.0% | 11.3% | +97 | +1.0pp |
| German | 296 | 3.2% | 1.6% | 338 | 3.6% | 2.1% | -42 | -0.4pp |
| Maltese | 190 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 149 | 1.6% | 2.5% | +41 | +0.4pp |
| Lebanese | 186 | 2.0% | 1.5% | 165 | 1.8% | 1.6% | +21 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).