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 Lochinvar (part) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lochinvar (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lochinvar (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lochinvar (part), with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
Australian
2021 count
531
% of total
48.5%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
531
48.5%
+2.6pp
English
2021 count
413
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
413
37.7%
-1.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
118
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
118
10.8%
-1.0pp
Irish
2021 count
116
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
116
10.6%
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
78
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-
78
7.1%
-
German
2021 count
58
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
58
5.3%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
26
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
26
2.4%
+1.1pp
Polish
2021 count
15
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
15
1.4%
-0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
13
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
13
1.2%
+0.4pp
Hungarian
2021 count
10
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-
10
0.9%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+165
+2.6pp
English
+98
-1.9pp
Scottish
+24
-1.0pp
Irish
+25
-0.8pp
German
+18
+0.3pp
Italian
+16
+1.1pp
Polish
-2
-0.7pp
Dutch
+7
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lochinvar (part). 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 | 531 | 48.5% | 44.3% | 366 | 45.9% | 45.6% | +165 | +2.6pp |
| English | 413 | 37.7% | 43.1% | 315 | 39.6% | 43.9% | +98 | -1.9pp |
| Scottish | 118 | 10.8% | 10.5% | 94 | 11.8% | 10.8% | +24 | -1.0pp |
| Irish | 116 | 10.6% | 10.7% | 91 | 11.4% | 12.3% | +25 | -0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 78 | 7.1% | 7.2% | - | - | 0.5% | - | - |
| German | 58 | 5.3% | 4.3% | 40 | 5.0% | 4.7% | +18 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 26 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 10 | 1.3% | 1.5% | +16 | +1.1pp |
| Polish | 15 | 1.4% | 1.0% | 17 | 2.1% | 1.0% | -2 | -0.7pp |
| Dutch | 13 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 1.2% | +7 | +0.4pp |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.9% | 0.2% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).