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 Craigburn Farm were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Craigburn Farm - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Craigburn Farm in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Craigburn Farm, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
English
2021 count
1,401
% of total
45.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
1,401
45.2%
-0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
1,002
% of total
32.3%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
1,002
32.3%
-3.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
304
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
304
9.8%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
243
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
243
7.8%
+0.4pp
German
2021 count
226
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
226
7.3%
-0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
124
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
124
4.0%
+1.8pp
Italian
2021 count
119
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
119
3.8%
+0.5pp
Indian
2021 count
91
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
91
2.9%
+0.6pp
Greek
2021 count
83
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
83
2.7%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
69
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
69
2.2%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+306
-0.5pp
Australian
+138
-3.8pp
Scottish
+58
-0.5pp
Irish
+66
+0.4pp
German
+42
-0.4pp
Chinese
+71
+1.8pp
Italian
+39
+0.5pp
Indian
+35
+0.6pp
Greek
+34
+0.7pp
Dutch
+17
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Craigburn Farm. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,401 | 45.2% | 42.1% | 1,095 | 45.7% | 41.5% | +306 | -0.5pp |
| Australian | 1,002 | 32.3% | 33.7% | 864 | 36.1% | 33.3% | +138 | -3.8pp |
| Scottish | 304 | 9.8% | 10.6% | 246 | 10.3% | 10.2% | +58 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 243 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 177 | 7.4% | 10.0% | +66 | +0.4pp |
| German | 226 | 7.3% | 8.3% | 184 | 7.7% | 8.1% | +42 | -0.4pp |
| Chinese | 124 | 4.0% | 4.3% | 53 | 2.2% | 4.0% | +71 | +1.8pp |
| Italian | 119 | 3.8% | 4.5% | 80 | 3.3% | 4.0% | +39 | +0.5pp |
| Indian | 91 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 56 | 2.3% | 1.6% | +35 | +0.6pp |
| Greek | 83 | 2.7% | 3.5% | 49 | 2.0% | 3.5% | +34 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 69 | 2.2% | 1.9% | 52 | 2.2% | 1.7% | +17 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).