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 Bulleen were Chinese, Italian and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bulleen - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Bulleen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bulleen, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
Chinese
2021 count
2,259
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
-
2,259
10.1%
-
Italian
2021 count
2,250
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-
2,250
10.0%
-
Australian
2021 count
1,707
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
-14.6pp
1,707
7.6%
-14.6pp
English
2021 count
1,514
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-16.2pp
1,514
6.7%
-16.2pp
Greek
2021 count
1,423
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-
1,423
6.3%
-
Irish
2021 count
557
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-10.0pp
557
2.5%
-10.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
421
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
421
1.9%
-6.4pp
Indian
2021 count
288
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
288
1.3%
-
Vietnamese
2021 count
261
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-
261
1.2%
-
Iranian
2021 count
218
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-
218
1.0%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+1,675
-14.6pp
English
+1,481
-16.2pp
Irish
+539
-10.0pp
Scottish
+409
-6.4pp
German
+176
-2.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Bulleen. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Manningham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Chinese | 2,259 | 10.1% | 13.4% | - | - | 11.3% | - | - |
| Italian | 2,250 | 10.0% | 4.8% | - | - | 5.2% | - | - |
| Australian | 1,707 | 7.6% | 8.5% | 32 | 22.2% | 9.2% | +1,675 | -14.6pp |
| English | 1,514 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 33 | 22.9% | 10.6% | +1,481 | -16.2pp |
| Greek | 1,423 | 6.3% | 4.0% | - | - | 4.1% | - | - |
| Irish | 557 | 2.5% | 2.9% | 18 | 12.5% | 3.4% | +539 | -10.0pp |
| Scottish | 421 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 12 | 8.3% | 2.9% | +409 | -6.4pp |
| Indian | 288 | 1.3% | 1.4% | - | - | 1.3% | - | - |
| Vietnamese | 261 | 1.2% | 0.5% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Iranian | 218 | 1.0% | 1.4% | - | - | 1.0% | - | - |
| Total | 22,449 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 144 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +22,305 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).