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 Glengowrie were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Glengowrie - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Glengowrie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Glengowrie, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
English
2021 count
2,633
% of total
45.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
2,633
45.7%
+2.1pp
Australian
2021 count
2,155
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
2,155
37.4%
+2.2pp
Irish
2021 count
733
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
733
12.7%
+0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
614
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
614
10.6%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
403
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
403
7.0%
-0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
250
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
250
4.3%
+0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
104
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
104
1.8%
+0.2pp
Greek
2021 count
102
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
102
1.8%
+0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
96
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
96
1.7%
-0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
79
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
79
1.4%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+305
+2.1pp
Australian
+276
+2.2pp
Irish
+103
+0.9pp
Scottish
+52
+0.1pp
German
-1
-0.6pp
Italian
+41
+0.4pp
Chinese
+17
+0.2pp
Greek
+17
+0.2pp
Dutch
-11
-0.3pp
Indian
+41
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Glengowrie. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | % | Marion (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 2,633 | 45.7% | 38.4% | 2,328 | 43.6% | 38.7% | +305 | +2.1pp |
| Australian | 2,155 | 37.4% | 30.9% | 1,879 | 35.2% | 31.6% | +276 | +2.2pp |
| Irish | 733 | 12.7% | 8.8% | 630 | 11.8% | 9.3% | +103 | +0.9pp |
| Scottish | 614 | 10.6% | 8.8% | 562 | 10.5% | 8.9% | +52 | +0.1pp |
| German | 403 | 7.0% | 6.7% | 404 | 7.6% | 6.8% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| Italian | 250 | 4.3% | 3.8% | 209 | 3.9% | 3.5% | +41 | +0.4pp |
| Chinese | 104 | 1.8% | 5.1% | 87 | 1.6% | 4.8% | +17 | +0.2pp |
| Greek | 102 | 1.8% | 2.0% | 85 | 1.6% | 2.1% | +17 | +0.2pp |
| Dutch | 96 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 107 | 2.0% | 1.7% | -11 | -0.3pp |
| Indian | 79 | 1.4% | 3.2% | 38 | 0.7% | 2.7% | +41 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).