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 Flagstaff Hill were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Flagstaff Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Flagstaff Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Flagstaff Hill, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
English
2021 count
4,625
% of total
45.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
4,625
45.4%
0.0pp
Australian
2021 count
3,344
% of total
32.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
3,344
32.8%
+0.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
993
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
993
9.8%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
879
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
879
8.6%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
820
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
820
8.1%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
361
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
361
3.5%
-0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
325
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
325
3.2%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
236
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
236
2.3%
+0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
220
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
220
2.2%
+0.7pp
Polish
2021 count
168
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
168
1.6%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+105
0.0pp
Australian
+132
+0.5pp
Scottish
-32
-0.5pp
Irish
+38
+0.1pp
German
+37
+0.2pp
Italian
-2
-0.1pp
Chinese
+36
+0.3pp
Dutch
+35
+0.3pp
Indian
+72
+0.7pp
Polish
+23
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Flagstaff Hill. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 4,625 | 45.4% | 48.5% | 4,520 | 45.4% | 47.8% | +105 | 0.0pp |
| Australian | 3,344 | 32.8% | 37.7% | 3,212 | 32.3% | 37.5% | +132 | +0.5pp |
| Scottish | 993 | 9.8% | 10.0% | 1,025 | 10.3% | 9.6% | -32 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 879 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 841 | 8.5% | 8.7% | +38 | +0.1pp |
| German | 820 | 8.1% | 7.4% | 783 | 7.9% | 7.2% | +37 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 361 | 3.5% | 2.9% | 363 | 3.6% | 2.7% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Chinese | 325 | 3.2% | 1.0% | 289 | 2.9% | 1.0% | +36 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 236 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 201 | 2.0% | 2.2% | +35 | +0.3pp |
| Indian | 220 | 2.2% | 0.9% | 148 | 1.5% | 0.8% | +72 | +0.7pp |
| Polish | 168 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 145 | 1.5% | 1.1% | +23 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).