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 Floreat (part) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Floreat (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Floreat (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cambridge (T) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Floreat (part), with comparison markers for Cambridge (T).
English
2021 count
3,436
% of total
39.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
3,436
39.9%
-0.6pp
Australian
2021 count
3,008
% of total
34.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
3,008
34.9%
-0.7pp
Irish
2021 count
1,135
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,135
13.2%
+0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
990
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
990
11.5%
+0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
574
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
574
6.7%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
545
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
545
6.3%
+1.9pp
German
2021 count
272
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
272
3.2%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
222
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
222
2.6%
+0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
195
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
195
2.3%
+0.5pp
Greek
2021 count
183
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
183
2.1%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+237
-0.6pp
Australian
+196
-0.7pp
Irish
+115
+0.3pp
Scottish
+118
+0.5pp
Italian
+47
0.0pp
Chinese
+196
+1.9pp
German
-4
-0.3pp
Dutch
+37
+0.3pp
Indian
+49
+0.5pp
Greek
+22
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Floreat (part). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cambridge (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 3,436 | 39.9% | 39.3% | 3,199 | 40.5% | 38.7% | +237 | -0.6pp |
| Australian | 3,008 | 34.9% | 31.9% | 2,812 | 35.6% | 32.1% | +196 | -0.7pp |
| Irish | 1,135 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 1,020 | 12.9% | 13.0% | +115 | +0.3pp |
| Scottish | 990 | 11.5% | 10.6% | 872 | 11.0% | 10.5% | +118 | +0.5pp |
| Italian | 574 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 527 | 6.7% | 6.1% | +47 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 545 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 349 | 4.4% | 4.8% | +196 | +1.9pp |
| German | 272 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 276 | 3.5% | 3.5% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 222 | 2.6% | 2.3% | 185 | 2.3% | 1.9% | +37 | +0.3pp |
| Indian | 195 | 2.3% | 2.7% | 146 | 1.8% | 2.3% | +49 | +0.5pp |
| Greek | 183 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 161 | 2.0% | 1.9% | +22 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).