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 Wildwood were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wildwood - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wildwood in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Hume (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wildwood, with comparison markers for Hume (C).
Australian
2021 count
68
% of total
14.4%
Change from 2016
-9.8pp
68
14.4%
-9.8pp
English
2021 count
63
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
-9.6pp
63
13.4%
-9.6pp
Irish
2021 count
22
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
22
4.7%
-1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
13
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
13
2.8%
-4.0pp
Italian
2021 count
13
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-
13
2.8%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+4
-9.8pp
English
+2
-9.6pp
Irish
+6
-1.3pp
Scottish
-5
-4.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wildwood. 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 | 68 | 14.4% | 9.6% | 64 | 24.2% | 10.3% | +4 | -9.8pp |
| English | 63 | 13.4% | 8.5% | 61 | 23.0% | 9.7% | +2 | -9.6pp |
| Irish | 22 | 4.7% | 2.4% | 16 | 6.0% | 3.1% | +6 | -1.3pp |
| Scottish | 13 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 18 | 6.8% | 2.3% | -5 | -4.0pp |
| Italian | 13 | 2.8% | 3.8% | - | - | 4.3% | - | - |
| Total | 471 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 265 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +206 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).