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 Warrandyte were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Warrandyte - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Warrandyte in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Warrandyte, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
English
2021 count
2,149
% of total
38.8%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
2,149
38.8%
-1.3pp
Australian
2021 count
1,868
% of total
33.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,868
33.7%
+0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
663
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
663
12.0%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
642
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
642
11.6%
-0.7pp
Italian
2021 count
471
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
471
8.5%
-0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
301
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
301
5.4%
+1.5pp
German
2021 count
248
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
248
4.5%
+0.4pp
Greek
2021 count
233
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
233
4.2%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
176
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
176
3.2%
+0.9pp
Indian
2021 count
85
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
85
1.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-60
-1.3pp
Australian
+50
+0.7pp
Scottish
0
-0.1pp
Irish
-34
-0.7pp
Italian
-3
-0.1pp
Chinese
+86
+1.5pp
German
+22
+0.4pp
Greek
+31
+0.5pp
Dutch
+52
+0.9pp
Indian
+5
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Warrandyte. 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 | |
| English | 2,149 | 38.8% | 19.4% | 2,209 | 40.1% | 21.1% | -60 | -1.3pp |
| Australian | 1,868 | 33.7% | 17.1% | 1,818 | 33.0% | 18.5% | +50 | +0.7pp |
| Scottish | 663 | 12.0% | 5.3% | 663 | 12.1% | 5.9% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 642 | 11.6% | 5.7% | 676 | 12.3% | 6.8% | -34 | -0.7pp |
| Italian | 471 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 474 | 8.6% | 10.5% | -3 | -0.1pp |
| Chinese | 301 | 5.4% | 26.9% | 215 | 3.9% | 22.7% | +86 | +1.5pp |
| German | 248 | 4.5% | 2.2% | 226 | 4.1% | 2.4% | +22 | +0.4pp |
| Greek | 233 | 4.2% | 8.0% | 202 | 3.7% | 8.3% | +31 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 176 | 3.2% | 1.1% | 124 | 2.3% | 1.1% | +52 | +0.9pp |
| Indian | 85 | 1.5% | 2.9% | 80 | 1.5% | 2.5% | +5 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).