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 Sheidow Park were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Sheidow Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Sheidow Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Marion (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sheidow Park, with comparison markers for Marion (C).
English
2021 count
2,978
% of total
44.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
2,978
44.2%
-0.2pp
Australian
2021 count
2,519
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
2,519
37.4%
+0.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
669
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
669
9.9%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
580
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
580
8.6%
-0.5pp
German
2021 count
445
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
445
6.6%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
271
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
271
4.0%
+1.1pp
Indian
2021 count
201
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
201
3.0%
+0.3pp
Polish
2021 count
180
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
180
2.7%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
125
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
125
1.9%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
123
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
123
1.8%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+15
-0.2pp
Australian
+52
+0.5pp
Scottish
+44
+0.5pp
Irish
-25
-0.5pp
German
-5
-0.1pp
Italian
+75
+1.1pp
Indian
+24
+0.3pp
Polish
+22
+0.3pp
Dutch
-3
0.0pp
Filipino
+32
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Sheidow Park. 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 | 2,978 | 44.2% | 38.4% | 2,963 | 44.4% | 38.7% | +15 | -0.2pp |
| Australian | 2,519 | 37.4% | 30.9% | 2,467 | 36.9% | 31.6% | +52 | +0.5pp |
| Scottish | 669 | 9.9% | 8.8% | 625 | 9.4% | 8.9% | +44 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 580 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 605 | 9.1% | 9.3% | -25 | -0.5pp |
| German | 445 | 6.6% | 6.7% | 450 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -5 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 271 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 196 | 2.9% | 3.5% | +75 | +1.1pp |
| Indian | 201 | 3.0% | 3.2% | 177 | 2.7% | 2.7% | +24 | +0.3pp |
| Polish | 180 | 2.7% | 1.5% | 158 | 2.4% | 1.4% | +22 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 125 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 128 | 1.9% | 1.7% | -3 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 123 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 91 | 1.4% | 1.3% | +32 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).