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 Telopea were Chinese, English and Australian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Telopea - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Telopea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Parramatta (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Telopea, with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).
Chinese
2021 count
1,554
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
1,554
29.0%
+2.5pp
English
2021 count
819
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
819
15.3%
-1.7pp
Australian
2021 count
762
% of total
14.2%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
762
14.2%
-2.2pp
Korean
2021 count
536
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
536
10.0%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
239
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
239
4.5%
-1.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
205
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
205
3.8%
-0.7pp
Lebanese
2021 count
171
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
171
3.2%
+0.3pp
Indian
2021 count
155
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
155
2.9%
+0.6pp
Filipino
2021 count
130
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
130
2.4%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
109
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
109
2.0%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Chinese
+171
+2.5pp
English
-70
-1.7pp
Australian
-92
-2.2pp
Korean
+9
-0.1pp
Irish
-81
-1.6pp
Scottish
-31
-0.7pp
Lebanese
+22
+0.3pp
Indian
+36
+0.6pp
Filipino
+19
+0.3pp
Italian
+17
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Telopea. 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 | 1,554 | 29.0% | 22.3% | 1,383 | 26.5% | 20.0% | +171 | +2.5pp |
| English | 819 | 15.3% | 14.4% | 889 | 17.0% | 16.7% | -70 | -1.7pp |
| Australian | 762 | 14.2% | 13.9% | 854 | 16.4% | 16.0% | -92 | -2.2pp |
| Korean | 536 | 10.0% | 5.9% | 527 | 10.1% | 5.2% | +9 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 239 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 320 | 6.1% | 5.9% | -81 | -1.6pp |
| Scottish | 205 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 236 | 4.5% | 4.3% | -31 | -0.7pp |
| Lebanese | 171 | 3.2% | 3.5% | 149 | 2.9% | 3.6% | +22 | +0.3pp |
| Indian | 155 | 2.9% | 11.2% | 119 | 2.3% | 12.3% | +36 | +0.6pp |
| Filipino | 130 | 2.4% | 2.6% | 111 | 2.1% | 2.1% | +19 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 109 | 2.0% | 2.5% | 92 | 1.8% | 2.6% | +17 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).