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 Aberglasslyn were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Aberglasslyn - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Aberglasslyn in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Aberglasslyn, with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
Australian
2021 count
2,941
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
2,941
22.4%
-1.0pp
English
2021 count
2,680
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
2,680
20.4%
-1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
660
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
660
5.0%
-1.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
651
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
651
5.0%
-0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
494
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
494
3.8%
+3.6pp
German
2021 count
266
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
266
2.0%
-0.6pp
Indian
2021 count
110
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
110
0.8%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
104
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
104
0.8%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
93
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
93
0.7%
0.0pp
Polish
2021 count
63
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
63
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+412
-1.0pp
English
+345
-1.2pp
Irish
+12
-1.0pp
Scottish
+71
-0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+476
+3.6pp
German
-14
-0.6pp
Indian
+21
0.0pp
Italian
+18
0.0pp
Dutch
+16
0.0pp
Polish
+11
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Aberglasslyn. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,941 | 22.4% | 22.2% | 2,529 | 23.4% | 22.8% | +412 | -1.0pp |
| English | 2,680 | 20.4% | 21.5% | 2,335 | 21.6% | 21.9% | +345 | -1.2pp |
| Irish | 660 | 5.0% | 5.3% | 648 | 6.0% | 6.2% | +12 | -1.0pp |
| Scottish | 651 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 580 | 5.4% | 5.4% | +71 | -0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 494 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 18 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +476 | +3.6pp |
| German | 266 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 280 | 2.6% | 2.4% | -14 | -0.6pp |
| Indian | 110 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 89 | 0.8% | 0.4% | +21 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 104 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 86 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +18 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 93 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 77 | 0.7% | 0.6% | +16 | 0.0pp |
| Polish | 63 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 52 | 0.5% | 0.5% | +11 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 13,118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,795 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,323 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).