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 Park Grove were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Park Grove - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Park Grove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Park Grove, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
English
2021 count
1,187
% of total
45.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
1,187
45.4%
-0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
1,077
% of total
41.2%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
1,077
41.2%
-2.1pp
Irish
2021 count
274
% of total
10.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
274
10.5%
-0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
257
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
257
9.8%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
134
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
134
5.1%
+4.7pp
German
2021 count
108
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
108
4.1%
+0.6pp
Chinese
2021 count
57
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
57
2.2%
+0.4pp
Indian
2021 count
56
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
56
2.1%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
45
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
45
1.7%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
30
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
30
1.1%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+93
-0.5pp
Australian
+45
-2.1pp
Irish
+16
-0.3pp
Scottish
+27
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+124
+4.7pp
German
+24
+0.6pp
Chinese
+15
+0.4pp
Indian
+7
0.0pp
Dutch
+15
+0.4pp
Italian
+12
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Park Grove. 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 | |
| English | 1,187 | 45.4% | 42.9% | 1,094 | 45.9% | 45.1% | +93 | -0.5pp |
| Australian | 1,077 | 41.2% | 46.1% | 1,032 | 43.3% | 47.9% | +45 | -2.1pp |
| Irish | 274 | 10.5% | 9.4% | 258 | 10.8% | 10.3% | +16 | -0.3pp |
| Scottish | 257 | 9.8% | 9.1% | 230 | 9.6% | 8.8% | +27 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 134 | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +124 | +4.7pp |
| German | 108 | 4.1% | 3.4% | 84 | 3.5% | 3.3% | +24 | +0.6pp |
| Chinese | 57 | 2.2% | 0.9% | 42 | 1.8% | 0.9% | +15 | +0.4pp |
| Indian | 56 | 2.1% | 0.9% | 49 | 2.1% | 0.5% | +7 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 45 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 30 | 1.3% | 1.3% | +15 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 30 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 18 | 0.8% | 0.9% | +12 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).