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 Hillcrest (Tas.) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Hillcrest (Tas.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Hillcrest (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hillcrest (Tas.), with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Australian
2021 count
503
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
+9.8pp
503
23.2%
+9.8pp
English
2021 count
455
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
455
21.0%
+3.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
103
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
103
4.8%
+0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
90
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
90
4.2%
-1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
85
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
85
3.9%
+3.8pp
German
2021 count
45
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
45
2.1%
+0.4pp
Filipino
2021 count
21
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
21
1.0%
+0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
14
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
14
0.6%
-0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
12
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
12
0.6%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-105
+9.8pp
English
-341
+3.5pp
Scottish
-97
+0.4pp
Irish
-180
-1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+79
+3.8pp
German
-32
+0.4pp
Filipino
+15
+0.9pp
Italian
-44
-0.7pp
Dutch
-26
-0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Hillcrest (Tas.). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 503 | 23.2% | 23.1% | 608 | 13.4% | 24.0% | -105 | +9.8pp |
| English | 455 | 21.0% | 21.5% | 796 | 17.5% | 22.5% | -341 | +3.5pp |
| Scottish | 103 | 4.8% | 4.6% | 200 | 4.4% | 4.4% | -97 | +0.4pp |
| Irish | 90 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 270 | 5.9% | 5.2% | -180 | -1.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 85 | 3.9% | 3.8% | 6 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +79 | +3.8pp |
| German | 45 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 77 | 1.7% | 1.7% | -32 | +0.4pp |
| Filipino | 21 | 1.0% | 0.3% | 6 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +15 | +0.9pp |
| Italian | 14 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 58 | 1.3% | 0.4% | -44 | -0.7pp |
| Dutch | 12 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 38 | 0.8% | 0.6% | -26 | -0.2pp |
| Total | 2,167 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,544 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -2,377 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).