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 Strathmore (Vic.) were Australian, English and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Strathmore (Vic.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Strathmore (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Strathmore (Vic.), with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
Australian
2021 count
2,432
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
-12.8pp
2,432
13.6%
-12.8pp
English
2021 count
2,317
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
-8.4pp
2,317
12.9%
-8.4pp
Italian
2021 count
1,585
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+6.8pp
1,585
8.8%
+6.8pp
Irish
2021 count
1,178
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
1,178
6.6%
+2.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
667
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
667
3.7%
+0.3pp
Greek
2021 count
471
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
471
2.6%
+2.1pp
Indian
2021 count
286
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-
286
1.6%
-
German
2021 count
275
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
275
1.5%
-1.8pp
Chinese
2021 count
272
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-
272
1.5%
-
Turkish
2021 count
247
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-
247
1.4%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+2,271
-12.8pp
English
+2,187
-8.4pp
Italian
+1,573
+6.8pp
Irish
+1,155
+2.8pp
Scottish
+646
+0.3pp
Greek
+468
+2.1pp
German
+255
-1.8pp
Maltese
+234
+0.8pp
Dutch
+76
-0.3pp
Macedonian
+65
-0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Strathmore (Vic.). 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 | 2,432 | 13.6% | 11.6% | 161 | 26.4% | 11.5% | +2,271 | -12.8pp |
| English | 2,317 | 12.9% | 12.0% | 130 | 21.3% | 11.8% | +2,187 | -8.4pp |
| Italian | 1,585 | 8.8% | 8.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 8.3% | +1,573 | +6.8pp |
| Irish | 1,178 | 6.6% | 5.7% | 23 | 3.8% | 5.9% | +1,155 | +2.8pp |
| Scottish | 667 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 21 | 3.4% | 3.5% | +646 | +0.3pp |
| Greek | 471 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2.5% | +468 | +2.1pp |
| Indian | 286 | 1.6% | 1.4% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| German | 275 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 20 | 3.3% | 1.4% | +255 | -1.8pp |
| Chinese | 272 | 1.5% | 2.5% | - | - | 2.4% | - | - |
| Turkish | 247 | 1.4% | 0.5% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Total | 17,919 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 609 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +17,310 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).