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 Logan (C) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Logan (C) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Logan (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Brisbane and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Logan (C), with comparison markers for Greater Brisbane.
English
2021 count
120,648
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
120,648
17.5%
-0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
107,463
% of total
15.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
107,463
15.6%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
28,455
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
28,455
4.1%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
27,489
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
27,489
4.0%
-0.7pp
German
2021 count
16,622
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
16,622
2.4%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
13,426
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
13,426
1.9%
+1.7pp
Maori
2021 count
11,401
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11,401
1.7%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
9,067
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
9,067
1.3%
0.0pp
Samoan
2021 count
8,547
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
8,547
1.2%
+0.1pp
Indian
2021 count
7,714
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
7,714
1.1%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+8,924
-0.9pp
Australian
+7,157
-0.9pp
Scottish
+1,235
-0.4pp
Irish
-1,297
-0.7pp
German
+123
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+12,263
+1.7pp
Maori
+1,871
+0.1pp
Chinese
+1,208
0.0pp
Samoan
+1,680
+0.1pp
Indian
+2,477
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Logan (C). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Brisbane.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | % | Greater Brisbane% | Count | pp | |
| English | 120,648 | 17.5% | 18.2% | 111,724 | 18.4% | 18.5% | +8,924 | -0.9pp |
| Australian | 107,463 | 15.6% | 15.8% | 100,306 | 16.5% | 16.2% | +7,157 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 28,455 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 27,220 | 4.5% | 5.2% | +1,235 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 27,489 | 4.0% | 5.6% | 28,786 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1,297 | -0.7pp |
| German | 16,622 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 16,499 | 2.7% | 3.0% | +123 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 13,426 | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1,163 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +12,263 | +1.7pp |
| Maori | 11,401 | 1.7% | 0.8% | 9,530 | 1.6% | 0.7% | +1,871 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 9,067 | 1.3% | 2.3% | 7,859 | 1.3% | 2.2% | +1,208 | 0.0pp |
| Samoan | 8,547 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 6,867 | 1.1% | 0.5% | +1,680 | +0.1pp |
| Indian | 7,714 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 5,237 | 0.9% | 1.2% | +2,477 | +0.2pp |
| Total | 690,134 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 606,762 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +83,372 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).