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 Corinda were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Corinda - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Corinda in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Corinda, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
English
2021 count
2,300
% of total
41.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
2,300
41.4%
+0.8pp
Australian
2021 count
1,804
% of total
32.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,804
32.5%
-0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
995
% of total
17.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
995
17.9%
+0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
799
% of total
14.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
799
14.4%
+0.2pp
German
2021 count
357
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
357
6.4%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
176
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
176
3.2%
+0.9pp
Indian
2021 count
138
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
138
2.5%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
137
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
137
2.5%
+0.4pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
115
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
115
2.1%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
107
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
107
1.9%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+245
+0.8pp
Australian
+115
-0.9pp
Irish
+95
+0.1pp
Scottish
+82
+0.2pp
German
+36
+0.1pp
Chinese
+59
+0.9pp
Indian
+15
+0.1pp
Italian
+32
+0.4pp
Vietnamese
+35
+0.5pp
Dutch
+28
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Corinda. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 2,300 | 41.4% | 33.3% | 2,055 | 40.6% | 33.6% | +245 | +0.8pp |
| Australian | 1,804 | 32.5% | 27.9% | 1,689 | 33.4% | 28.1% | +115 | -0.9pp |
| Irish | 995 | 17.9% | 12.3% | 900 | 17.8% | 13.4% | +95 | +0.1pp |
| Scottish | 799 | 14.4% | 10.2% | 717 | 14.2% | 10.3% | +82 | +0.2pp |
| German | 357 | 6.4% | 5.2% | 321 | 6.3% | 5.3% | +36 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 176 | 3.2% | 7.7% | 117 | 2.3% | 7.2% | +59 | +0.9pp |
| Indian | 138 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 123 | 2.4% | 3.5% | +15 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 137 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 105 | 2.1% | 3.2% | +32 | +0.4pp |
| Vietnamese | 115 | 2.1% | 1.9% | 80 | 1.6% | 1.8% | +35 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 107 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 79 | 1.6% | 1.4% | +28 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).