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 Ropes Crossing were Australian, English and Indian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ropes Crossing - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ropes Crossing in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ropes Crossing, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Australian
2021 count
1,370
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
1,370
18.8%
-2.1pp
English
2021 count
1,315
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
1,315
18.1%
-1.5pp
Indian
2021 count
958
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
958
13.2%
-2.6pp
Filipino
2021 count
881
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
881
12.1%
-0.2pp
Samoan
2021 count
410
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
410
5.6%
+2.9pp
Irish
2021 count
300
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
300
4.1%
-1.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
276
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
276
3.8%
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
195
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
195
2.7%
+2.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
166
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
166
2.3%
-0.3pp
Pakistani
2021 count
164
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
164
2.3%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+80
-2.1pp
English
+106
-1.5pp
Indian
-20
-2.6pp
Filipino
+125
-0.2pp
Samoan
+246
+2.9pp
Irish
-16
-1.0pp
Scottish
-6
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+173
+2.3pp
Chinese
+5
-0.3pp
Pakistani
+62
+0.6pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ropes Crossing. 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 | 1,370 | 18.8% | 19.1% | 1,290 | 20.9% | 22.8% | +80 | -2.1pp |
| English | 1,315 | 18.1% | 16.8% | 1,209 | 19.6% | 20.7% | +106 | -1.5pp |
| Indian | 958 | 13.2% | 13.5% | 978 | 15.8% | 11.3% | -20 | -2.6pp |
| Filipino | 881 | 12.1% | 9.0% | 756 | 12.3% | 8.9% | +125 | -0.2pp |
| Samoan | 410 | 5.6% | 1.8% | 164 | 2.7% | 1.7% | +246 | +2.9pp |
| Irish | 300 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 316 | 5.1% | 5.7% | -16 | -1.0pp |
| Scottish | 276 | 3.8% | 3.5% | 282 | 4.6% | 4.4% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 195 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 22 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +173 | +2.3pp |
| Chinese | 166 | 2.3% | 4.5% | 161 | 2.6% | 4.1% | +5 | -0.3pp |
| Pakistani | 164 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 102 | 1.7% | 1.5% | +62 | +0.6pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).