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 Holland Park were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Holland Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Holland Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Holland Park, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
English
2021 count
3,192
% of total
36.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
3,192
36.8%
-0.8pp
Australian
2021 count
3,002
% of total
34.6%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
3,002
34.6%
+0.8pp
Irish
2021 count
1,327
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
1,327
15.3%
-1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,002
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
1,002
11.6%
+0.6pp
German
2021 count
512
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
512
5.9%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
331
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
331
3.8%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
261
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
261
3.0%
+0.6pp
Greek
2021 count
172
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
172
2.0%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
152
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
152
1.8%
+1.4pp
New Zealander
2021 count
142
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
142
1.6%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+140
-0.8pp
Australian
+258
+0.8pp
Irish
-23
-1.3pp
Scottish
+108
+0.6pp
German
+29
-0.1pp
Italian
+23
0.0pp
Chinese
+65
+0.6pp
Greek
+28
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+116
+1.4pp
New Zealander
+43
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Holland Park. 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 | 3,192 | 36.8% | 33.3% | 3,052 | 37.6% | 33.6% | +140 | -0.8pp |
| Australian | 3,002 | 34.6% | 27.9% | 2,744 | 33.8% | 28.1% | +258 | +0.8pp |
| Irish | 1,327 | 15.3% | 12.3% | 1,350 | 16.6% | 13.4% | -23 | -1.3pp |
| Scottish | 1,002 | 11.6% | 10.2% | 894 | 11.0% | 10.3% | +108 | +0.6pp |
| German | 512 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 483 | 6.0% | 5.3% | +29 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 331 | 3.8% | 3.4% | 308 | 3.8% | 3.2% | +23 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 261 | 3.0% | 7.7% | 196 | 2.4% | 7.2% | +65 | +0.6pp |
| Greek | 172 | 2.0% | 1.1% | 144 | 1.8% | 1.1% | +28 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 152 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 36 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +116 | +1.4pp |
| New Zealander | 142 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 99 | 1.2% | 1.3% | +43 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).