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 Skipton (part) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Skipton (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Skipton (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Corangamite (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Skipton (part), with comparison markers for Corangamite (S).
Australian
2021 count
263
% of total
43.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
263
43.2%
-0.5pp
English
2021 count
245
% of total
40.2%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
245
40.2%
-0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
111
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
111
18.2%
+2.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
90
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
90
14.8%
+3.2pp
German
2021 count
15
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
15
2.5%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
12
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
12
2.0%
-0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-
10
1.6%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+7
-0.5pp
English
+4
-0.9pp
Irish
+18
+2.3pp
Scottish
+22
+3.2pp
German
+3
+0.5pp
Dutch
-2
-0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Skipton (part). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Corangamite (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Corangamite (S)% | Count | % | Corangamite (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 263 | 43.2% | 44.3% | 256 | 43.7% | 44.3% | +7 | -0.5pp |
| English | 245 | 40.2% | 40.1% | 241 | 41.1% | 39.6% | +4 | -0.9pp |
| Irish | 111 | 18.2% | 14.9% | 93 | 15.9% | 14.9% | +18 | +2.3pp |
| Scottish | 90 | 14.8% | 12.9% | 68 | 11.6% | 12.4% | +22 | +3.2pp |
| German | 15 | 2.5% | 3.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 2.9% | +3 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 12 | 2.0% | 2.5% | 14 | 2.4% | 2.4% | -2 | -0.4pp |
| Italian | 10 | 1.6% | 1.2% | - | - | 1.2% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).