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 Grange (Qld) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Grange (Qld) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Grange (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Grange (Qld), with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
English
2021 count
2,046
% of total
44.3%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
2,046
44.3%
+0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,825
% of total
39.5%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
1,825
39.5%
+1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
881
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
881
19.1%
+1.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
624
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
624
13.5%
+0.9pp
German
2021 count
257
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
257
5.6%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
247
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
247
5.4%
+0.6pp
Chinese
2021 count
119
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
119
2.6%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
77
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
77
1.7%
+0.3pp
Welsh
2021 count
52
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
52
1.1%
+0.2pp
Indian
2021 count
50
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
50
1.1%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+204
+0.9pp
Australian
+193
+1.1pp
Irish
+122
+1.2pp
Scottish
+89
+0.9pp
German
+14
-0.1pp
Italian
+42
+0.6pp
Chinese
+8
0.0pp
Dutch
+19
+0.3pp
Welsh
+12
+0.2pp
Indian
+5
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Grange (Qld). 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 | 2,046 | 44.3% | 33.3% | 1,842 | 43.4% | 33.6% | +204 | +0.9pp |
| Australian | 1,825 | 39.5% | 27.9% | 1,632 | 38.4% | 28.1% | +193 | +1.1pp |
| Irish | 881 | 19.1% | 12.3% | 759 | 17.9% | 13.4% | +122 | +1.2pp |
| Scottish | 624 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 535 | 12.6% | 10.3% | +89 | +0.9pp |
| German | 257 | 5.6% | 5.2% | 243 | 5.7% | 5.3% | +14 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 247 | 5.4% | 3.4% | 205 | 4.8% | 3.2% | +42 | +0.6pp |
| Chinese | 119 | 2.6% | 7.7% | 111 | 2.6% | 7.2% | +8 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 77 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 58 | 1.4% | 1.4% | +19 | +0.3pp |
| Welsh | 52 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 40 | 0.9% | 0.7% | +12 | +0.2pp |
| Indian | 50 | 1.1% | 3.7% | 45 | 1.1% | 3.5% | +5 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).