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 Acacia Hills (Tas.) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Acacia Hills (Tas.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Acacia Hills (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kentish (M) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Acacia Hills (Tas.), with comparison markers for Kentish (M).
Australian
2021 count
384
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
384
26.2%
+4.9pp
English
2021 count
293
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
293
20.0%
-3.4pp
Irish
2021 count
65
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
65
4.4%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
61
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
61
4.2%
+1.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
41
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-
41
2.8%
-
German
2021 count
28
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
28
1.9%
+0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
17
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
17
1.2%
-0.2pp
Romanian
2021 count
10
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
10
0.7%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
10
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
0.7%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+122
+4.9pp
English
+5
-3.4pp
Irish
0
-0.9pp
Scottish
+23
+1.1pp
German
+9
+0.4pp
Dutch
0
-0.2pp
Romanian
+1
0.0pp
Filipino
+3
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Acacia Hills (Tas.). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kentish (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 384 | 26.2% | 21.4% | 262 | 21.3% | 22.9% | +122 | +4.9pp |
| English | 293 | 20.0% | 21.5% | 288 | 23.4% | 21.8% | +5 | -3.4pp |
| Irish | 65 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 65 | 5.3% | 4.5% | 0 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 61 | 4.2% | 4.9% | 38 | 3.1% | 4.6% | +23 | +1.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 41 | 2.8% | 2.8% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| German | 28 | 1.9% | 2.0% | 19 | 1.5% | 1.8% | +9 | +0.4pp |
| Dutch | 17 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 17 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| Romanian | 10 | 0.7% | 0.1% | 9 | 0.7% | 0.1% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | 0.3% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 1,467 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,230 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +237 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).