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 Blakehurst were Chinese, Greek and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Blakehurst - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Blakehurst in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Blakehurst, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
Chinese
Greek
Australian
English
Italian
Lebanese
Irish
Scottish
Macedonian
Egyptian
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
+125
+0.7pp
Greek
+136
+1.0pp
Australian
-77
-2.3pp
English
-133
-3.1pp
Italian
+20
-0.1pp
Lebanese
+41
+0.2pp
Irish
-94
-1.9pp
Scottish
-35
-0.8pp
Macedonian
+64
+0.8pp
Egyptian
+34
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Blakehurst. 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 | 1,269 | 19.1% | 26.1% | 1,144 | 18.4% | 27.8% | +125 | +0.7pp |
| Greek | 1,221 | 18.4% | 7.8% | 1,085 | 17.4% | 7.4% | +136 | +1.0pp |
| Australian | 999 | 15.0% | 14.7% | 1,076 | 17.3% | 15.5% | -77 | -2.3pp |
| English | 963 | 14.5% | 15.2% | 1,096 | 17.6% | 16.3% | -133 | -3.1pp |
| Italian | 414 | 6.2% | 4.3% | 394 | 6.3% | 4.1% | +20 | -0.1pp |
| Lebanese | 408 | 6.1% | 3.7% | 367 | 5.9% | 3.4% | +41 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 348 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 442 | 7.1% | 5.9% | -94 | -1.9pp |
| Scottish | 244 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 279 | 4.5% | 4.1% | -35 | -0.8pp |
| Macedonian | 227 | 3.4% | 3.0% | 163 | 2.6% | 2.9% | +64 | +0.8pp |
| Egyptian | 140 | 2.1% | 1.2% | 106 | 1.7% | 1.2% | +34 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).