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 Parklea were Indian, Australian and English.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Parklea - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Parklea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Parklea, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Indian
2021 count
585
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
585
15.9%
-0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
349
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
349
9.5%
-2.0pp
English
2021 count
298
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
298
8.1%
-3.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
180
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
180
4.9%
-1.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
142
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
142
3.9%
-0.1pp
Punjabi
2021 count
102
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
102
2.8%
+1.8pp
Sikh
2021 count
73
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
73
2.0%
+1.5pp
Italian
2021 count
66
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
66
1.8%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
58
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
58
1.6%
-0.6pp
Fijian
2021 count
54
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
54
1.5%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Indian
+4
-0.9pp
Australian
-49
-2.0pp
English
-87
-3.0pp
Filipino
-34
-1.3pp
Chinese
+4
-0.1pp
Punjabi
+67
+1.8pp
Sikh
+54
+1.5pp
Italian
+12
+0.2pp
Irish
-18
-0.6pp
Fijian
+11
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Parklea. 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 | |
| Indian | 585 | 15.9% | 13.5% | 581 | 16.8% | 11.3% | +4 | -0.9pp |
| Australian | 349 | 9.5% | 19.1% | 398 | 11.5% | 22.8% | -49 | -2.0pp |
| English | 298 | 8.1% | 16.8% | 385 | 11.1% | 20.7% | -87 | -3.0pp |
| Filipino | 180 | 4.9% | 9.0% | 214 | 6.2% | 8.9% | -34 | -1.3pp |
| Chinese | 142 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 138 | 4.0% | 4.1% | +4 | -0.1pp |
| Punjabi | 102 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 35 | 1.0% | 0.8% | +67 | +1.8pp |
| Sikh | 73 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 19 | 0.5% | 0.3% | +54 | +1.5pp |
| Italian | 66 | 1.8% | 2.3% | 54 | 1.6% | 2.6% | +12 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 58 | 1.6% | 4.2% | 76 | 2.2% | 5.7% | -18 | -0.6pp |
| Fijian | 54 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 43 | 1.2% | 1.0% | +11 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).