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 Kingborough (M) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kingborough (M) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kingborough (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Hobart and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kingborough (M), with comparison markers for Greater Hobart.
English
2021 count
17,782
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
17,782
22.2%
-1.0pp
Australian
2021 count
14,810
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
14,810
18.5%
-1.5pp
Irish
2021 count
4,779
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
4,779
6.0%
-0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
4,507
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
4,507
5.6%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
1,829
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
1,829
2.3%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
1,730
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
1,730
2.2%
+1.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
1,727
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,727
2.2%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
1,520
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
1,520
1.9%
+1.8pp
Italian
2021 count
765
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
765
1.0%
+0.1pp
Polish
2021 count
363
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
363
0.5%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+1,178
-1.0pp
Australian
+487
-1.5pp
Irish
+243
-0.3pp
Scottish
+520
0.0pp
German
+153
0.0pp
Chinese
+1,150
+1.4pp
Dutch
+200
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+1,416
+1.8pp
Italian
+103
+0.1pp
Polish
+85
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kingborough (M). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Hobart.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Hobart% | Count | % | Greater Hobart% | Count | pp | |
| English | 17,782 | 22.2% | 21.3% | 16,604 | 23.2% | 22.2% | +1,178 | -1.0pp |
| Australian | 14,810 | 18.5% | 18.8% | 14,323 | 20.0% | 20.4% | +487 | -1.5pp |
| Irish | 4,779 | 6.0% | 5.3% | 4,536 | 6.3% | 5.9% | +243 | -0.3pp |
| Scottish | 4,507 | 5.6% | 4.7% | 3,987 | 5.6% | 4.7% | +520 | 0.0pp |
| German | 1,829 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1,676 | 2.3% | 1.9% | +153 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 1,730 | 2.2% | 1.8% | 580 | 0.8% | 1.1% | +1,150 | +1.4pp |
| Dutch | 1,727 | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1,527 | 2.1% | 1.0% | +200 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 1,520 | 1.9% | 2.0% | 104 | 0.1% | 0.1% | +1,416 | +1.8pp |
| Italian | 765 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 662 | 0.9% | 0.9% | +103 | +0.1pp |
| Polish | 363 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 278 | 0.4% | 0.5% | +85 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 80,084 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 71,690 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +8,394 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).