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 Corangamite (S) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Corangamite (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Corangamite (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Vic. and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Corangamite (S), with comparison markers for Regional Vic..
Australian
2021 count
7,142
% of total
44.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
7,142
44.3%
0.0pp
English
2021 count
6,467
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
6,467
40.1%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
2,400
% of total
14.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
2,400
14.9%
0.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
2,081
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
2,081
12.9%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
485
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
485
3.0%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
406
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
406
2.5%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
200
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
200
1.2%
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
176
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
176
1.1%
+1.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
117
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
117
0.7%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
112
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
112
0.7%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+33
0.0pp
English
+107
+0.5pp
Irish
+12
0.0pp
Scottish
+86
+0.5pp
German
+12
+0.1pp
Dutch
+19
+0.1pp
Italian
+12
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+173
+1.1pp
New Zealander
+6
0.0pp
Filipino
+43
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Corangamite (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Vic..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 7,142 | 44.3% | 39.2% | 7,109 | 44.3% | 40.0% | +33 | 0.0pp |
| English | 6,467 | 40.1% | 40.6% | 6,360 | 39.6% | 40.1% | +107 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 2,400 | 14.9% | 12.9% | 2,388 | 14.9% | 13.0% | +12 | 0.0pp |
| Scottish | 2,081 | 12.9% | 11.7% | 1,995 | 12.4% | 11.3% | +86 | +0.5pp |
| German | 485 | 3.0% | 4.6% | 473 | 2.9% | 4.6% | +12 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 406 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 387 | 2.4% | 2.2% | +19 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 200 | 1.2% | 3.9% | 188 | 1.2% | 3.7% | +12 | 0.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 176 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 3 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +173 | +1.1pp |
| New Zealander | 117 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 111 | 0.7% | 0.5% | +6 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 112 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 69 | 0.4% | 0.5% | +43 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).