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 Carlingford (part) were Chinese, English and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Carlingford (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Carlingford (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Parramatta (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Carlingford (part), with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
Chinese
2021 count
11,395
% of total
40.6%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
11,395
40.6%
+2.5pp
English
2021 count
3,453
% of total
12.3%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
3,453
12.3%
-3.5pp
Australian
2021 count
3,263
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
3,263
11.6%
-2.9pp
Korean
2021 count
1,925
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
1,925
6.9%
+0.2pp
Indian
2021 count
1,686
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
1,686
6.0%
+1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
1,063
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
1,063
3.8%
-1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
884
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
884
3.2%
-1.2pp
Pakistani
2021 count
601
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
601
2.1%
+1.6pp
Iranian
2021 count
575
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
575
2.1%
+0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
550
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
550
2.0%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
+2,070
+2.5pp
English
-405
-3.5pp
Australian
-293
-2.9pp
Korean
+284
+0.2pp
Indian
+543
+1.3pp
Irish
-203
-1.4pp
Scottish
-197
-1.2pp
Pakistani
+467
+1.6pp
Iranian
+288
+0.9pp
Italian
-10
-0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Carlingford (part). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Parramatta (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | % | Parramatta (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Chinese | 11,395 | 40.6% | 22.3% | 9,325 | 38.1% | 20.0% | +2,070 | +2.5pp |
| English | 3,453 | 12.3% | 14.4% | 3,858 | 15.8% | 16.7% | -405 | -3.5pp |
| Australian | 3,263 | 11.6% | 13.9% | 3,556 | 14.5% | 16.0% | -293 | -2.9pp |
| Korean | 1,925 | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1,641 | 6.7% | 5.2% | +284 | +0.2pp |
| Indian | 1,686 | 6.0% | 11.2% | 1,143 | 4.7% | 12.3% | +543 | +1.3pp |
| Irish | 1,063 | 3.8% | 4.5% | 1,266 | 5.2% | 5.9% | -203 | -1.4pp |
| Scottish | 884 | 3.2% | 3.6% | 1,081 | 4.4% | 4.3% | -197 | -1.2pp |
| Pakistani | 601 | 2.1% | 1.0% | 134 | 0.5% | 0.7% | +467 | +1.6pp |
| Iranian | 575 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 287 | 1.2% | 1.3% | +288 | +0.9pp |
| Italian | 550 | 2.0% | 2.5% | 560 | 2.3% | 2.6% | -10 | -0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).