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 Ingliston were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ingliston - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ingliston in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ingliston, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
English
2021 count
28
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
-8.6pp
28
13.9%
-8.6pp
Australian
2021 count
26
% of total
12.9%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
26
12.9%
-6.3pp
Irish
2021 count
20
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
20
9.9%
+1.3pp
German
2021 count
12
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
12
5.9%
+2.9pp
Maltese
2021 count
11
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
11
5.4%
+5.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-461
-8.6pp
Australian
-391
-6.3pp
Irish
-167
+1.3pp
German
-53
+2.9pp
Maltese
+7
+5.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ingliston. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 28 | 13.9% | 19.4% | 489 | 22.5% | 19.7% | -461 | -8.6pp |
| Australian | 26 | 12.9% | 19.6% | 417 | 19.2% | 19.9% | -391 | -6.3pp |
| Irish | 20 | 9.9% | 6.6% | 187 | 8.6% | 7.3% | -167 | +1.3pp |
| German | 12 | 5.9% | 2.1% | 65 | 3.0% | 2.2% | -53 | +2.9pp |
| Maltese | 11 | 5.4% | 1.9% | 4 | 0.2% | 1.7% | +7 | +5.2pp |
| Total | 202 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,173 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1,971 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).