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 Trinity Beach were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Trinity Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Trinity Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Trinity Beach, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
English
2021 count
2,743
% of total
41.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
2,743
41.6%
+0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
2,068
% of total
31.4%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
2,068
31.4%
-2.0pp
Irish
2021 count
768
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
768
11.6%
-0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
758
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
758
11.5%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
360
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
360
5.5%
-0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
259
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
259
3.9%
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
216
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
216
3.3%
+2.8pp
Dutch
2021 count
134
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
134
2.0%
-0.3pp
Papua New Guinean
2021 count
119
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
119
1.8%
+0.6pp
Chinese
2021 count
110
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
1.7%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+465
+0.1pp
Australian
+236
-2.0pp
Irish
+89
-0.8pp
Scottish
+154
+0.5pp
German
+36
-0.4pp
Italian
+79
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+187
+2.8pp
Dutch
+7
-0.3pp
Papua New Guinean
+51
+0.6pp
Chinese
+39
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Trinity Beach. 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 | 2,743 | 41.6% | 34.4% | 2,278 | 41.5% | 35.1% | +465 | +0.1pp |
| Australian | 2,068 | 31.4% | 30.0% | 1,832 | 33.4% | 34.6% | +236 | -2.0pp |
| Irish | 768 | 11.6% | 10.5% | 679 | 12.4% | 11.6% | +89 | -0.8pp |
| Scottish | 758 | 11.5% | 9.3% | 604 | 11.0% | 9.4% | +154 | +0.5pp |
| German | 360 | 5.5% | 5.2% | 324 | 5.9% | 5.4% | +36 | -0.4pp |
| Italian | 259 | 3.9% | 5.0% | 180 | 3.3% | 4.8% | +79 | +0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 216 | 3.3% | 7.1% | 29 | 0.5% | 1.2% | +187 | +2.8pp |
| Dutch | 134 | 2.0% | 1.6% | 127 | 2.3% | 1.6% | +7 | -0.3pp |
| Papua New Guinean | 119 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 68 | 1.2% | 1.6% | +51 | +0.6pp |
| Chinese | 110 | 1.7% | 2.0% | 71 | 1.3% | 2.1% | +39 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).