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 Aberfeldie were Australian, English and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Aberfeldie - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Aberfeldie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Aberfeldie, with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
Australian
2021 count
1,028
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
1,028
13.1%
-0.6pp
English
2021 count
962
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
962
12.3%
-0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
735
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
735
9.4%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
478
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
478
6.1%
-0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
323
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
323
4.1%
-0.3pp
Greek
2021 count
227
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
227
2.9%
+0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
143
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
143
1.8%
+0.5pp
Maltese
2021 count
140
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
140
1.8%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
119
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
119
1.5%
0.0pp
Croatian
2021 count
110
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
110
1.4%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-45
-0.6pp
English
-42
-0.5pp
Italian
+49
+0.6pp
Irish
-32
-0.4pp
Scottish
-18
-0.3pp
Greek
+17
+0.2pp
Chinese
+44
+0.5pp
Maltese
+35
+0.5pp
German
+1
0.0pp
Croatian
+2
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Aberfeldie. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,028 | 13.1% | 11.6% | 1,073 | 13.7% | 11.5% | -45 | -0.6pp |
| English | 962 | 12.3% | 12.0% | 1,004 | 12.8% | 11.8% | -42 | -0.5pp |
| Italian | 735 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 686 | 8.8% | 8.3% | +49 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 478 | 6.1% | 5.7% | 510 | 6.5% | 5.9% | -32 | -0.4pp |
| Scottish | 323 | 4.1% | 3.6% | 341 | 4.4% | 3.5% | -18 | -0.3pp |
| Greek | 227 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 210 | 2.7% | 2.5% | +17 | +0.2pp |
| Chinese | 143 | 1.8% | 2.5% | 99 | 1.3% | 2.4% | +44 | +0.5pp |
| Maltese | 140 | 1.8% | 1.3% | 105 | 1.3% | 1.2% | +35 | +0.5pp |
| German | 119 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 118 | 1.5% | 1.4% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Croatian | 110 | 1.4% | 0.9% | 108 | 1.4% | 0.8% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 7,837 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,836 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).