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 Andergrove were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Andergrove - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Andergrove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mackay (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Andergrove, with comparison markers for Mackay (R).
English
2021 count
3,922
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
-4.9pp
3,922
19.8%
-4.9pp
Australian
2021 count
3,822
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+10.5pp
3,822
19.3%
+10.5pp
Irish
2021 count
1,031
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
1,031
5.2%
+1.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
997
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
997
5.0%
-2.6pp
German
2021 count
691
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
691
3.5%
-1.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
609
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-
609
3.1%
-
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
277
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-
277
1.4%
-
Italian
2021 count
253
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
253
1.3%
-
Maltese
2021 count
185
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-
185
0.9%
-
Dutch
2021 count
145
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
145
0.7%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+3,880
-4.9pp
Australian
+3,807
+10.5pp
Irish
+1,024
+1.1pp
Scottish
+984
-2.6pp
German
+682
-1.8pp
Dutch
+141
-1.7pp
Finnish
+12
-2.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Andergrove. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mackay (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | % | Mackay (R)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 3,922 | 19.8% | 19.0% | 42 | 24.7% | 19.0% | +3,880 | -4.9pp |
| Australian | 3,822 | 19.3% | 19.2% | 15 | 8.8% | 20.6% | +3,807 | +10.5pp |
| Irish | 1,031 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 7 | 4.1% | 5.9% | +1,024 | +1.1pp |
| Scottish | 997 | 5.0% | 5.1% | 13 | 7.6% | 5.4% | +984 | -2.6pp |
| German | 691 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 9 | 5.3% | 3.3% | +682 | -1.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 609 | 3.1% | 2.4% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Torres Strait Islander | 277 | 1.4% | 1.0% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| Italian | 253 | 1.3% | 1.6% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| Maltese | 185 | 0.9% | 1.6% | - | - | 1.6% | - | - |
| Dutch | 145 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 2.4% | 0.7% | +141 | -1.7pp |
| Total | 19,816 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 170 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +19,646 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).