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 Tingalpa were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tingalpa - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tingalpa in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tingalpa, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
English
2021 count
3,291
% of total
38.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
3,291
38.9%
+0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
2,883
% of total
34.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
2,883
34.1%
+0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
1,132
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
1,132
13.4%
0.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
923
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
923
10.9%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
484
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
484
5.7%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
296
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
296
3.5%
+0.6pp
Chinese
2021 count
246
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
246
2.9%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
234
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
234
2.8%
+2.5pp
Filipino
2021 count
196
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
196
2.3%
+0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
194
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
194
2.3%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+107
+0.5pp
Australian
+88
+0.4pp
Irish
+21
0.0pp
Scottish
+19
0.0pp
German
+29
+0.2pp
Italian
+53
+0.6pp
Chinese
+18
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+207
+2.5pp
Filipino
+29
+0.3pp
Indian
-32
-0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tingalpa. 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 | 3,291 | 38.9% | 33.3% | 3,184 | 38.4% | 33.6% | +107 | +0.5pp |
| Australian | 2,883 | 34.1% | 27.9% | 2,795 | 33.7% | 28.1% | +88 | +0.4pp |
| Irish | 1,132 | 13.4% | 12.3% | 1,111 | 13.4% | 13.4% | +21 | 0.0pp |
| Scottish | 923 | 10.9% | 10.2% | 904 | 10.9% | 10.3% | +19 | 0.0pp |
| German | 484 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 455 | 5.5% | 5.3% | +29 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 296 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 243 | 2.9% | 3.2% | +53 | +0.6pp |
| Chinese | 246 | 2.9% | 7.7% | 228 | 2.8% | 7.2% | +18 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 234 | 2.8% | 1.7% | 27 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +207 | +2.5pp |
| Filipino | 196 | 2.3% | 1.7% | 167 | 2.0% | 1.4% | +29 | +0.3pp |
| Indian | 194 | 2.3% | 3.7% | 226 | 2.7% | 3.5% | -32 | -0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).