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 Kuraby were Chinese, English and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kuraby - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kuraby in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kuraby, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Chinese
2021 count
1,426
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
1,426
16.3%
+0.5pp
English
2021 count
1,314
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
1,314
15.0%
-2.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,267
% of total
14.5%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
1,267
14.5%
-1.9pp
Indian
2021 count
1,070
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
1,070
12.2%
-0.4pp
Pakistani
2021 count
523
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
523
6.0%
+1.7pp
Irish
2021 count
310
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
310
3.5%
-1.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
279
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
279
3.2%
-1.5pp
Korean
2021 count
238
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
238
2.7%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
230
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
230
2.6%
-0.7pp
Arab, nfd
2021 count
210
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
210
2.4%
+0.8pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
+148
+0.5pp
English
-136
-2.9pp
Australian
-65
-1.9pp
Indian
+46
-0.4pp
Pakistani
+178
+1.7pp
Irish
-114
-1.7pp
Scottish
-106
-1.5pp
Korean
+17
0.0pp
German
-37
-0.7pp
Arab, nfd
+80
+0.8pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kuraby. 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 | |
| Chinese | 1,426 | 16.3% | 7.7% | 1,278 | 15.8% | 7.2% | +148 | +0.5pp |
| English | 1,314 | 15.0% | 33.3% | 1,450 | 17.9% | 33.6% | -136 | -2.9pp |
| Australian | 1,267 | 14.5% | 27.9% | 1,332 | 16.4% | 28.1% | -65 | -1.9pp |
| Indian | 1,070 | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1,024 | 12.6% | 3.5% | +46 | -0.4pp |
| Pakistani | 523 | 6.0% | 0.3% | 345 | 4.3% | 0.2% | +178 | +1.7pp |
| Irish | 310 | 3.5% | 12.3% | 424 | 5.2% | 13.4% | -114 | -1.7pp |
| Scottish | 279 | 3.2% | 10.2% | 385 | 4.7% | 10.3% | -106 | -1.5pp |
| Korean | 238 | 2.7% | 1.1% | 221 | 2.7% | 1.1% | +17 | 0.0pp |
| German | 230 | 2.6% | 5.2% | 267 | 3.3% | 5.3% | -37 | -0.7pp |
| Arab, nfd | 210 | 2.4% | 0.2% | 130 | 1.6% | 0.2% | +80 | +0.8pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).