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 Hackham were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Hackham - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Hackham in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Hackham, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
English
2021 count
2,189
% of total
48.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
2,189
48.7%
+0.6pp
Australian
2021 count
1,730
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,730
38.5%
+0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
470
% of total
10.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
470
10.5%
+0.9pp
German
2021 count
363
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
363
8.1%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
352
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
352
7.8%
-1.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
131
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
131
2.9%
+2.5pp
Italian
2021 count
109
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
109
2.4%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
88
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
88
2.0%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
84
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
84
1.9%
+0.7pp
Welsh
2021 count
42
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
42
0.9%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+259
+0.6pp
Australian
+198
+0.3pp
Scottish
+86
+0.9pp
German
+48
+0.2pp
Irish
-2
-1.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+114
+2.5pp
Italian
+7
-0.1pp
Dutch
+6
0.0pp
Filipino
+36
+0.7pp
Welsh
+4
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Hackham. 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 | 2,189 | 48.7% | 48.5% | 1,930 | 48.1% | 47.8% | +259 | +0.6pp |
| Australian | 1,730 | 38.5% | 37.7% | 1,532 | 38.2% | 37.5% | +198 | +0.3pp |
| Scottish | 470 | 10.5% | 10.0% | 384 | 9.6% | 9.6% | +86 | +0.9pp |
| German | 363 | 8.1% | 7.4% | 315 | 7.9% | 7.2% | +48 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 352 | 7.8% | 8.5% | 354 | 8.8% | 8.7% | -2 | -1.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 131 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 17 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +114 | +2.5pp |
| Italian | 109 | 2.4% | 2.9% | 102 | 2.5% | 2.7% | +7 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 88 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 82 | 2.0% | 2.2% | +6 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 84 | 1.9% | 1.0% | 48 | 1.2% | 0.8% | +36 | +0.7pp |
| Welsh | 42 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 38 | 0.9% | 1.0% | +4 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).