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 Cooroibah were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cooroibah - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cooroibah in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Noosa (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cooroibah, with comparison markers for Noosa (S).
English
2021 count
938
% of total
43.1%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
938
43.1%
-2.0pp
Australian
2021 count
859
% of total
39.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
859
39.4%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
267
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
267
12.3%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
254
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
254
11.7%
-1.0pp
German
2021 count
147
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
147
6.7%
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
62
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
62
2.8%
+2.5pp
Italian
2021 count
51
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
51
2.3%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
38
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
38
1.7%
-0.6pp
New Zealander
2021 count
24
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
24
1.1%
-0.1pp
Welsh
2021 count
20
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
20
0.9%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+18
-2.0pp
Australian
+68
+0.6pp
Irish
+4
-0.6pp
Scottish
-6
-1.0pp
German
-1
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+55
+2.5pp
Italian
+4
0.0pp
Dutch
-8
-0.6pp
New Zealander
-1
-0.1pp
Welsh
+1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cooroibah. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Noosa (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Noosa (S)% | Count | % | Noosa (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 938 | 43.1% | 46.3% | 920 | 45.1% | 46.3% | +18 | -2.0pp |
| Australian | 859 | 39.4% | 33.1% | 791 | 38.8% | 33.9% | +68 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 267 | 12.3% | 13.5% | 263 | 12.9% | 13.7% | +4 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 254 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 260 | 12.7% | 12.9% | -6 | -1.0pp |
| German | 147 | 6.7% | 6.3% | 148 | 7.3% | 6.4% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 62 | 2.8% | 1.5% | 7 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +55 | +2.5pp |
| Italian | 51 | 2.3% | 2.8% | 47 | 2.3% | 2.4% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 38 | 1.7% | 2.0% | 46 | 2.3% | 2.0% | -8 | -0.6pp |
| New Zealander | 24 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 25 | 1.2% | 1.2% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Welsh | 20 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 19 | 0.9% | 0.9% | +1 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).