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 Campbellfield were Lebanese, Australian and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Campbellfield - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Campbellfield in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Campbellfield, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
Lebanese
2021 count
951
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
951
19.1%
-2.9pp
Australian
2021 count
599
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
599
12.0%
+2.1pp
Italian
2021 count
471
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
471
9.5%
-0.9pp
English
2021 count
443
% of total
8.9%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
443
8.9%
+2.6pp
Turkish
2021 count
358
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
358
7.2%
-0.8pp
Chaldean
2021 count
288
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
288
5.8%
-1.7pp
Iraqi
2021 count
275
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
275
5.5%
-0.9pp
Greek
2021 count
229
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
229
4.6%
-0.1pp
Arab, nfd
2021 count
204
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
204
4.1%
+2.0pp
Assyrian
2021 count
115
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
115
2.3%
-0.6pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Lebanese
-162
-2.9pp
Australian
+96
+2.1pp
Italian
-57
-0.9pp
English
+124
+2.6pp
Turkish
-46
-0.8pp
Chaldean
-90
-1.7pp
Iraqi
-47
-0.9pp
Greek
-10
-0.1pp
Arab, nfd
+100
+2.0pp
Assyrian
-34
-0.6pp
Data table
Ancestry for Campbellfield. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Hume (C)% | Count | % | Hume (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Lebanese | 951 | 19.1% | 4.1% | 1,113 | 22.0% | 4.6% | -162 | -2.9pp |
| Australian | 599 | 12.0% | 19.2% | 503 | 9.9% | 20.6% | +96 | +2.1pp |
| Italian | 471 | 9.5% | 7.7% | 528 | 10.4% | 8.5% | -57 | -0.9pp |
| English | 443 | 8.9% | 16.9% | 319 | 6.3% | 19.3% | +124 | +2.6pp |
| Turkish | 358 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 404 | 8.0% | 7.2% | -46 | -0.8pp |
| Chaldean | 288 | 5.8% | 2.6% | 378 | 7.5% | 2.7% | -90 | -1.7pp |
| Iraqi | 275 | 5.5% | 3.7% | 322 | 6.4% | 3.0% | -47 | -0.9pp |
| Greek | 229 | 4.6% | 2.1% | 239 | 4.7% | 2.4% | -10 | -0.1pp |
| Arab, nfd | 204 | 4.1% | 1.6% | 104 | 2.1% | 1.0% | +100 | +2.0pp |
| Assyrian | 115 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 149 | 2.9% | 2.5% | -34 | -0.6pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).