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 Park were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Trinity Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Trinity Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Trinity Park, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
English
2021 count
1,418
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
1,418
40.1%
+0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,177
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
1,177
33.3%
-2.3pp
Irish
2021 count
351
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
351
9.9%
-1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
321
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
321
9.1%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
205
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
205
5.8%
-0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
138
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
138
3.9%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
107
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
107
3.0%
+2.8pp
Chinese
2021 count
75
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
75
2.1%
-0.1pp
Papua New Guinean
2021 count
74
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
74
2.1%
+0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
70
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
70
2.0%
-0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+199
+0.9pp
Australian
+70
-2.3pp
Irish
+2
-1.3pp
Scottish
+34
-0.1pp
German
+10
-0.5pp
Italian
+21
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+100
+2.8pp
Chinese
+6
-0.1pp
Papua New Guinean
+14
+0.2pp
Dutch
-7
-0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Trinity Park. 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 | 1,418 | 40.1% | 34.4% | 1,219 | 39.2% | 35.1% | +199 | +0.9pp |
| Australian | 1,177 | 33.3% | 30.0% | 1,107 | 35.6% | 34.6% | +70 | -2.3pp |
| Irish | 351 | 9.9% | 10.5% | 349 | 11.2% | 11.6% | +2 | -1.3pp |
| Scottish | 321 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 287 | 9.2% | 9.4% | +34 | -0.1pp |
| German | 205 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 195 | 6.3% | 5.4% | +10 | -0.5pp |
| Italian | 138 | 3.9% | 5.0% | 117 | 3.8% | 4.8% | +21 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 107 | 3.0% | 7.1% | 7 | 0.2% | 1.2% | +100 | +2.8pp |
| Chinese | 75 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 69 | 2.2% | 2.1% | +6 | -0.1pp |
| Papua New Guinean | 74 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 60 | 1.9% | 1.6% | +14 | +0.2pp |
| Dutch | 70 | 2.0% | 1.6% | 77 | 2.5% | 1.6% | -7 | -0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).