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 counts represent responses rather than a single unduplicated person count, while percentages are shown against the total population.
- 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 Harrington Park were Australian, English and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Harrington Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Harrington Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Camden (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Harrington Park, with comparison markers for Camden (A).
Australian
English
Italian
Irish
Scottish
Maltese
German
Chinese
Indian
Australian Aboriginal
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+717
-1.4pp
English
+439
-3.4pp
Italian
+401
+1.0pp
Irish
+63
-1.5pp
Scottish
+94
-0.8pp
Maltese
+88
+0.1pp
German
+48
-0.3pp
Chinese
+112
+0.3pp
Indian
+129
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+344
+2.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Harrington Park. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Camden (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Camden (A)% | Count | % | Camden (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 4,342 | 32.6% | 32.7% | 3,625 | 34.0% | 37.2% | +717 | -1.4pp |
| English | 3,986 | 29.9% | 28.9% | 3,547 | 33.3% | 34.7% | +439 | -3.4pp |
| Italian | 1,442 | 10.8% | 7.4% | 1,041 | 9.8% | 6.9% | +401 | +1.0pp |
| Irish | 1,084 | 8.1% | 7.6% | 1,021 | 9.6% | 10.2% | +63 | -1.5pp |
| Scottish | 894 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 800 | 7.5% | 8.2% | +94 | -0.8pp |
| Maltese | 410 | 3.1% | 2.8% | 322 | 3.0% | 2.8% | +88 | +0.1pp |
| German | 392 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 344 | 3.2% | 3.3% | +48 | -0.3pp |
| Chinese | 366 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 254 | 2.4% | 2.1% | +112 | +0.3pp |
| Indian | 365 | 2.7% | 4.1% | 236 | 2.2% | 2.1% | +129 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 363 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 19 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +344 | +2.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).