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 Manildra were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Manildra - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Manildra in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Manildra, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Australian
2021 count
425
% of total
51.7%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
425
51.7%
+4.5pp
English
2021 count
317
% of total
38.6%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
317
38.6%
-1.4pp
Irish
2021 count
87
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
87
10.6%
-3.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
69
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
69
8.4%
+1.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
34
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-
34
4.1%
-
German
2021 count
32
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
32
3.9%
+1.0pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
10
1.2%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+66
+4.5pp
English
+13
-1.4pp
Irish
-20
-3.5pp
Scottish
+17
+1.6pp
German
+10
+1.0pp
Italian
+3
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Manildra. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 425 | 51.7% | 46.5% | 359 | 47.2% | 48.0% | +66 | +4.5pp |
| English | 317 | 38.6% | 41.9% | 304 | 40.0% | 42.4% | +13 | -1.4pp |
| Irish | 87 | 10.6% | 12.6% | 107 | 14.1% | 12.7% | -20 | -3.5pp |
| Scottish | 69 | 8.4% | 10.8% | 52 | 6.8% | 10.1% | +17 | +1.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 34 | 4.1% | 4.7% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| German | 32 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 22 | 2.9% | 3.4% | +10 | +1.0pp |
| Italian | 10 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 1.6% | +3 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).