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 Panorama were English, Australian and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Panorama - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Panorama in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Panorama, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
English
2021 count
932
% of total
39.0%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
932
39.0%
+3.6pp
Australian
2021 count
759
% of total
31.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
759
31.8%
-0.8pp
German
2021 count
213
% of total
8.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
213
8.9%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
197
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
197
8.2%
+1.0pp
Irish
2021 count
197
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
197
8.2%
+1.4pp
Greek
2021 count
150
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
150
6.3%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
138
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
138
5.8%
+0.8pp
Chinese
2021 count
128
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
128
5.4%
+0.9pp
Lebanese
2021 count
44
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
44
1.8%
-0.5pp
Indian
2021 count
38
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
38
1.6%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+115
+3.6pp
Australian
+6
-0.8pp
German
-13
-0.9pp
Scottish
+30
+1.0pp
Irish
+39
+1.4pp
Greek
+4
0.0pp
Italian
+23
+0.8pp
Chinese
+23
+0.9pp
Lebanese
-9
-0.5pp
Indian
+10
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Panorama. 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 | 932 | 39.0% | 42.1% | 817 | 35.4% | 41.5% | +115 | +3.6pp |
| Australian | 759 | 31.8% | 33.7% | 753 | 32.6% | 33.3% | +6 | -0.8pp |
| German | 213 | 8.9% | 8.3% | 226 | 9.8% | 8.1% | -13 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 197 | 8.2% | 10.6% | 167 | 7.2% | 10.2% | +30 | +1.0pp |
| Irish | 197 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 158 | 6.8% | 10.0% | +39 | +1.4pp |
| Greek | 150 | 6.3% | 3.5% | 146 | 6.3% | 3.5% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 138 | 5.8% | 4.5% | 115 | 5.0% | 4.0% | +23 | +0.8pp |
| Chinese | 128 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 105 | 4.5% | 4.0% | +23 | +0.9pp |
| Lebanese | 44 | 1.8% | 0.7% | 53 | 2.3% | 0.7% | -9 | -0.5pp |
| Indian | 38 | 1.6% | 1.9% | 28 | 1.2% | 1.6% | +10 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).