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 Mickleham were Australian, Indian and English.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mickleham - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mickleham in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mickleham, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
Australian
2021 count
2,755
% of total
15.8%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
2,755
15.8%
-5.3pp
Indian
2021 count
2,601
% of total
14.9%
Change from 2016
+6.1pp
2,601
14.9%
+6.1pp
English
2021 count
2,366
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
-5.8pp
2,366
13.6%
-5.8pp
Punjabi
2021 count
1,563
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
+7.3pp
1,563
9.0%
+7.3pp
Italian
2021 count
1,118
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-8.0pp
1,118
6.4%
-8.0pp
Sikh
2021 count
693
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
693
4.0%
+2.8pp
Iraqi
2021 count
677
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
677
3.9%
+2.6pp
Turkish
2021 count
666
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
666
3.8%
+1.0pp
Assyrian
2021 count
571
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
571
3.3%
+1.5pp
Pakistani
2021 count
536
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
536
3.1%
+2.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+2,093
-5.3pp
Indian
+2,324
+6.1pp
English
+1,758
-5.8pp
Punjabi
+1,511
+7.3pp
Italian
+667
-8.0pp
Sikh
+654
+2.8pp
Iraqi
+636
+2.6pp
Turkish
+577
+1.0pp
Assyrian
+516
+1.5pp
Pakistani
+522
+2.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mickleham. 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 | 2,755 | 15.8% | 19.2% | 662 | 21.1% | 20.6% | +2,093 | -5.3pp |
| Indian | 2,601 | 14.9% | 6.6% | 277 | 8.8% | 5.3% | +2,324 | +6.1pp |
| English | 2,366 | 13.6% | 16.9% | 608 | 19.4% | 19.3% | +1,758 | -5.8pp |
| Punjabi | 1,563 | 9.0% | 2.6% | 52 | 1.7% | 0.7% | +1,511 | +7.3pp |
| Italian | 1,118 | 6.4% | 7.7% | 451 | 14.4% | 8.5% | +667 | -8.0pp |
| Sikh | 693 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 39 | 1.2% | 0.4% | +654 | +2.8pp |
| Iraqi | 677 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 41 | 1.3% | 3.0% | +636 | +2.6pp |
| Turkish | 666 | 3.8% | 6.8% | 89 | 2.8% | 7.2% | +577 | +1.0pp |
| Assyrian | 571 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 55 | 1.8% | 2.5% | +516 | +1.5pp |
| Pakistani | 536 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 14 | 0.4% | 1.2% | +522 | +2.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).