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 Beverly Hills (part) were Chinese, Australian and English.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Beverly Hills (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Beverly Hills (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Beverly Hills (part), with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
Chinese
2021 count
3,188
% of total
30.4%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
3,188
30.4%
-1.3pp
Australian
2021 count
1,349
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
1,349
12.9%
+0.2pp
English
2021 count
1,242
% of total
11.8%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,242
11.8%
-0.9pp
Greek
2021 count
1,055
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,055
10.1%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
581
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
581
5.5%
+0.3pp
Lebanese
2021 count
556
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
556
5.3%
+0.8pp
Irish
2021 count
409
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
409
3.9%
-1.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
264
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
264
2.5%
+0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
259
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
259
2.5%
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
249
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
249
2.4%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
-83
-1.3pp
Australian
+40
+0.2pp
English
-74
-0.9pp
Greek
+3
-0.1pp
Italian
+41
+0.3pp
Lebanese
+95
+0.8pp
Irish
-111
-1.1pp
Filipino
+71
+0.6pp
Scottish
-60
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
-28
-0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Beverly Hills (part). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Chinese | 3,188 | 30.4% | 26.1% | 3,271 | 31.7% | 27.8% | -83 | -1.3pp |
| Australian | 1,349 | 12.9% | 14.7% | 1,309 | 12.7% | 15.5% | +40 | +0.2pp |
| English | 1,242 | 11.8% | 15.2% | 1,316 | 12.7% | 16.3% | -74 | -0.9pp |
| Greek | 1,055 | 10.1% | 7.8% | 1,052 | 10.2% | 7.4% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 581 | 5.5% | 4.3% | 540 | 5.2% | 4.1% | +41 | +0.3pp |
| Lebanese | 556 | 5.3% | 3.7% | 461 | 4.5% | 3.4% | +95 | +0.8pp |
| Irish | 409 | 3.9% | 5.1% | 520 | 5.0% | 5.9% | -111 | -1.1pp |
| Filipino | 264 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 193 | 1.9% | 2.0% | +71 | +0.6pp |
| Scottish | 259 | 2.5% | 3.8% | 319 | 3.1% | 4.1% | -60 | -0.6pp |
| Vietnamese | 249 | 2.4% | 1.1% | 277 | 2.7% | 1.0% | -28 | -0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).