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 Angle Vale were English, Australian and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Angle Vale - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Angle Vale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Angle Vale, with comparison markers for Playford (C).
English
2021 count
1,836
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
1,836
22.8%
-0.8pp
Australian
2021 count
1,747
% of total
21.7%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
1,747
21.7%
+2.8pp
Italian
2021 count
462
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
462
5.7%
-0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
326
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
326
4.0%
-0.8pp
German
2021 count
293
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
293
3.6%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
231
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
231
2.9%
-0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
79
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
79
1.0%
-0.1pp
Greek
2021 count
71
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
71
0.9%
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
66
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
66
0.8%
+0.6pp
Maltese
2021 count
59
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
59
0.7%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+459
-0.8pp
Australian
+647
+2.8pp
Italian
+90
-0.7pp
Scottish
+48
-0.8pp
German
+77
-0.1pp
Irish
+41
-0.4pp
Dutch
+17
-0.1pp
Greek
+19
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+56
+0.6pp
Maltese
+24
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Angle Vale. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,836 | 22.8% | 20.8% | 1,377 | 23.6% | 21.6% | +459 | -0.8pp |
| Australian | 1,747 | 21.7% | 17.8% | 1,100 | 18.9% | 18.5% | +647 | +2.8pp |
| Italian | 462 | 5.7% | 2.0% | 372 | 6.4% | 1.9% | +90 | -0.7pp |
| Scottish | 326 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 278 | 4.8% | 4.1% | +48 | -0.8pp |
| German | 293 | 3.6% | 2.9% | 216 | 3.7% | 2.9% | +77 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 231 | 2.9% | 3.1% | 190 | 3.3% | 3.5% | +41 | -0.4pp |
| Dutch | 79 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 62 | 1.1% | 0.8% | +17 | -0.1pp |
| Greek | 71 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 52 | 0.9% | 0.5% | +19 | 0.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 66 | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +56 | +0.6pp |
| Maltese | 59 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 35 | 0.6% | 0.2% | +24 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 8,064 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,835 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,229 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).