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 Taringa were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Taringa - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Taringa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Taringa, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
English
2021 count
3,122
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
3,122
35.8%
+0.3pp
Australian
2021 count
2,287
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
2,287
26.2%
+1.7pp
Irish
2021 count
1,182
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
1,182
13.5%
-1.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,073
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
1,073
12.3%
-0.8pp
Chinese
2021 count
786
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
786
9.0%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
554
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
554
6.3%
+0.5pp
Indian
2021 count
305
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
305
3.5%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
287
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
287
3.3%
+0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
136
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
136
1.6%
+0.1pp
Korean
2021 count
128
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
128
1.5%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+212
+0.3pp
Australian
+276
+1.7pp
Irish
-26
-1.2pp
Scottish
-4
-0.8pp
Chinese
+59
+0.1pp
German
+76
+0.5pp
Indian
+29
+0.1pp
Italian
+47
+0.4pp
Dutch
+13
+0.1pp
Korean
+46
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Taringa. 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 | 3,122 | 35.8% | 33.3% | 2,910 | 35.5% | 33.6% | +212 | +0.3pp |
| Australian | 2,287 | 26.2% | 27.9% | 2,011 | 24.5% | 28.1% | +276 | +1.7pp |
| Irish | 1,182 | 13.5% | 12.3% | 1,208 | 14.7% | 13.4% | -26 | -1.2pp |
| Scottish | 1,073 | 12.3% | 10.2% | 1,077 | 13.1% | 10.3% | -4 | -0.8pp |
| Chinese | 786 | 9.0% | 7.7% | 727 | 8.9% | 7.2% | +59 | +0.1pp |
| German | 554 | 6.3% | 5.2% | 478 | 5.8% | 5.3% | +76 | +0.5pp |
| Indian | 305 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 276 | 3.4% | 3.5% | +29 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 287 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 240 | 2.9% | 3.2% | +47 | +0.4pp |
| Dutch | 136 | 1.6% | 1.5% | 123 | 1.5% | 1.4% | +13 | +0.1pp |
| Korean | 128 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 82 | 1.0% | 1.1% | +46 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).