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 Lansvale were Vietnamese, Australian and Chinese.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lansvale - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lansvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lansvale, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Vietnamese
2021 count
826
% of total
31.8%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
826
31.8%
+1.4pp
Australian
2021 count
304
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
304
11.7%
-3.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
304
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
304
11.7%
+0.4pp
English
2021 count
299
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
299
11.5%
-1.7pp
Lebanese
2021 count
128
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
128
4.9%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
91
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
91
3.5%
-0.5pp
Khmer (Cambodian)
2021 count
76
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
76
2.9%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
52
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
52
2.0%
-0.9pp
Filipino
2021 count
44
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
44
1.7%
0.0pp
Fijian
2021 count
43
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
43
1.7%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Vietnamese
+45
+1.4pp
Australian
-76
-3.1pp
Chinese
+14
+0.4pp
English
-40
-1.7pp
Lebanese
-12
-0.5pp
Irish
-11
-0.5pp
Khmer (Cambodian)
+17
+0.6pp
Italian
-22
-0.9pp
Filipino
+1
0.0pp
Fijian
+22
+0.9pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lansvale. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Vietnamese | 826 | 31.8% | 19.5% | 781 | 30.4% | 19.9% | +45 | +1.4pp |
| Australian | 304 | 11.7% | 8.8% | 380 | 14.8% | 9.2% | -76 | -3.1pp |
| Chinese | 304 | 11.7% | 13.1% | 290 | 11.3% | 13.6% | +14 | +0.4pp |
| English | 299 | 11.5% | 7.2% | 339 | 13.2% | 8.2% | -40 | -1.7pp |
| Lebanese | 128 | 4.9% | 2.8% | 140 | 5.4% | 3.1% | -12 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 91 | 3.5% | 1.4% | 102 | 4.0% | 1.8% | -11 | -0.5pp |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 76 | 2.9% | 4.3% | 59 | 2.3% | 4.3% | +17 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 52 | 2.0% | 5.1% | 74 | 2.9% | 6.0% | -22 | -0.9pp |
| Filipino | 44 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 43 | 1.7% | 1.6% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Fijian | 43 | 1.7% | 0.4% | 21 | 0.8% | 0.4% | +22 | +0.9pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).