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 Dallas were Turkish, Australian and English.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Dallas - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Dallas in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dallas, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
Turkish
2021 count
1,559
% of total
23.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,559
23.1%
-0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
920
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
920
13.6%
+1.9pp
English
2021 count
687
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
687
10.2%
+0.8pp
Lebanese
2021 count
668
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
668
9.9%
-0.6pp
Indian
2021 count
223
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
223
3.3%
+1.2pp
Arab, nfd
2021 count
218
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
218
3.2%
+0.6pp
Iraqi
2021 count
210
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
210
3.1%
-0.1pp
Pakistani
2021 count
194
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
194
2.9%
+0.1pp
Assyrian
2021 count
164
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
164
2.4%
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
149
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
149
2.2%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Turkish
-22
-0.1pp
Australian
+126
+1.9pp
English
+49
+0.8pp
Lebanese
-47
-0.6pp
Indian
+83
+1.2pp
Arab, nfd
+40
+0.6pp
Iraqi
-9
-0.1pp
Pakistani
+1
+0.1pp
Assyrian
-41
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
-12
-0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Dallas. 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 | |
| Turkish | 1,559 | 23.1% | 6.8% | 1,581 | 23.2% | 7.2% | -22 | -0.1pp |
| Australian | 920 | 13.6% | 19.2% | 794 | 11.7% | 20.6% | +126 | +1.9pp |
| English | 687 | 10.2% | 16.9% | 638 | 9.4% | 19.3% | +49 | +0.8pp |
| Lebanese | 668 | 9.9% | 4.1% | 715 | 10.5% | 4.6% | -47 | -0.6pp |
| Indian | 223 | 3.3% | 6.6% | 140 | 2.1% | 5.3% | +83 | +1.2pp |
| Arab, nfd | 218 | 3.2% | 1.6% | 178 | 2.6% | 1.0% | +40 | +0.6pp |
| Iraqi | 210 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 219 | 3.2% | 3.0% | -9 | -0.1pp |
| Pakistani | 194 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 193 | 2.8% | 1.2% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Assyrian | 164 | 2.4% | 3.1% | 205 | 3.0% | 2.5% | -41 | -0.6pp |
| Vietnamese | 149 | 2.2% | 0.9% | 161 | 2.4% | 1.0% | -12 | -0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).