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 Coolaroo were Australian, English and Turkish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Coolaroo - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Coolaroo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Coolaroo, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
Australian
2021 count
538
% of total
16.8%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
538
16.8%
-2.6pp
English
2021 count
433
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
433
13.6%
-2.0pp
Turkish
2021 count
379
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
379
11.9%
-0.4pp
Lebanese
2021 count
243
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
243
7.6%
-1.7pp
Assyrian
2021 count
242
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
242
7.6%
0.0pp
Nepalese
2021 count
125
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
125
3.9%
+3.2pp
Iraqi
2021 count
123
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
123
3.9%
-1.9pp
Irish
2021 count
110
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
110
3.4%
-1.1pp
Pakistani
2021 count
92
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
92
2.9%
+1.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
85
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
85
2.7%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-80
-2.6pp
English
-66
-2.0pp
Turkish
-12
-0.4pp
Lebanese
-53
-1.7pp
Assyrian
+1
0.0pp
Nepalese
+102
+3.2pp
Iraqi
-62
-1.9pp
Irish
-32
-1.1pp
Pakistani
+38
+1.2pp
Scottish
-30
-0.9pp
Data table
Ancestry for Coolaroo. 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 | |
| Australian | 538 | 16.8% | 19.2% | 618 | 19.4% | 20.6% | -80 | -2.6pp |
| English | 433 | 13.6% | 16.9% | 499 | 15.6% | 19.3% | -66 | -2.0pp |
| Turkish | 379 | 11.9% | 6.8% | 391 | 12.3% | 7.2% | -12 | -0.4pp |
| Lebanese | 243 | 7.6% | 4.1% | 296 | 9.3% | 4.6% | -53 | -1.7pp |
| Assyrian | 242 | 7.6% | 3.1% | 241 | 7.6% | 2.5% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Nepalese | 125 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 23 | 0.7% | 0.4% | +102 | +3.2pp |
| Iraqi | 123 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 185 | 5.8% | 3.0% | -62 | -1.9pp |
| Irish | 110 | 3.4% | 4.7% | 142 | 4.5% | 6.1% | -32 | -1.1pp |
| Pakistani | 92 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 54 | 1.7% | 1.2% | +38 | +1.2pp |
| Scottish | 85 | 2.7% | 3.9% | 115 | 3.6% | 4.7% | -30 | -0.9pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).