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 Manoora (Qld) were English, Australian and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Manoora (Qld) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Manoora (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Manoora (Qld), with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
English
2021 count
1,505
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
1,505
24.4%
-1.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,406
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-10.4pp
1,406
22.8%
-10.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
937
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
+12.5pp
937
15.2%
+12.5pp
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
840
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+9.5pp
840
13.6%
+9.5pp
Irish
2021 count
456
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
456
7.4%
-1.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
399
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
399
6.5%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
231
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
231
3.7%
-0.7pp
Papua New Guinean
2021 count
227
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
227
3.7%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
162
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
162
2.6%
+0.3pp
Filipino
2021 count
145
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
145
2.3%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-82
-1.9pp
Australian
-596
-10.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+773
+12.5pp
Torres Strait Islander
+592
+9.5pp
Irish
-58
-1.1pp
Scottish
-19
-0.4pp
German
-35
-0.7pp
Papua New Guinean
+10
+0.1pp
Italian
+22
+0.3pp
Filipino
-4
-0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Manoora (Qld). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,505 | 24.4% | 34.4% | 1,587 | 26.3% | 35.1% | -82 | -1.9pp |
| Australian | 1,406 | 22.8% | 30.0% | 2,002 | 33.2% | 34.6% | -596 | -10.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 937 | 15.2% | 7.1% | 164 | 2.7% | 1.2% | +773 | +12.5pp |
| Torres Strait Islander | 840 | 13.6% | 4.3% | 248 | 4.1% | 1.0% | +592 | +9.5pp |
| Irish | 456 | 7.4% | 10.5% | 514 | 8.5% | 11.6% | -58 | -1.1pp |
| Scottish | 399 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 418 | 6.9% | 9.4% | -19 | -0.4pp |
| German | 231 | 3.7% | 5.2% | 266 | 4.4% | 5.4% | -35 | -0.7pp |
| Papua New Guinean | 227 | 3.7% | 1.7% | 217 | 3.6% | 1.6% | +10 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 162 | 2.6% | 5.0% | 140 | 2.3% | 4.8% | +22 | +0.3pp |
| Filipino | 145 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 149 | 2.5% | 1.6% | -4 | -0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).