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 Stretton were Chinese, English and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Stretton - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Stretton in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Stretton, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Chinese
2021 count
1,782
% of total
38.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
1,782
38.0%
-0.7pp
English
2021 count
569
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
569
12.1%
-0.3pp
Australian
2021 count
535
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
535
11.4%
+1.0pp
Indian
2021 count
483
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
483
10.3%
-0.9pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
163
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
163
3.5%
-0.4pp
Taiwanese
2021 count
146
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
146
3.1%
+0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
143
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
143
3.1%
-0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
118
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
118
2.5%
-0.6pp
Korean
2021 count
112
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
112
2.4%
+0.6pp
Pakistani
2021 count
85
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
85
1.8%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
+103
-0.7pp
English
+33
-0.3pp
Australian
+83
+1.0pp
Indian
-1
-0.9pp
Vietnamese
-8
-0.4pp
Taiwanese
+52
+0.9pp
Irish
-8
-0.4pp
Scottish
-18
-0.6pp
Korean
+36
+0.6pp
Pakistani
+8
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Stretton. 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 | 1,782 | 38.0% | 7.7% | 1,679 | 38.7% | 7.2% | +103 | -0.7pp |
| English | 569 | 12.1% | 33.3% | 536 | 12.4% | 33.6% | +33 | -0.3pp |
| Australian | 535 | 11.4% | 27.9% | 452 | 10.4% | 28.1% | +83 | +1.0pp |
| Indian | 483 | 10.3% | 3.7% | 484 | 11.2% | 3.5% | -1 | -0.9pp |
| Vietnamese | 163 | 3.5% | 1.9% | 171 | 3.9% | 1.8% | -8 | -0.4pp |
| Taiwanese | 146 | 3.1% | 0.4% | 94 | 2.2% | 0.3% | +52 | +0.9pp |
| Irish | 143 | 3.1% | 12.3% | 151 | 3.5% | 13.4% | -8 | -0.4pp |
| Scottish | 118 | 2.5% | 10.2% | 136 | 3.1% | 10.3% | -18 | -0.6pp |
| Korean | 112 | 2.4% | 1.1% | 76 | 1.8% | 1.1% | +36 | +0.6pp |
| Pakistani | 85 | 1.8% | 0.3% | 77 | 1.8% | 0.2% | +8 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).