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 Gould Creek (part) were English, Australian and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Gould Creek (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Gould Creek (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gould Creek (part), with comparison markers for Playford (C).
English
2021 count
95
% of total
39.6%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
95
39.6%
-5.4pp
Australian
2021 count
82
% of total
34.2%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
82
34.2%
+2.4pp
Italian
2021 count
30
% of total
12.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
30
12.5%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
24
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
24
10.0%
+0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
18
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
18
7.5%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
18
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
18
7.5%
+2.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
10
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
10
4.2%
+1.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-14
-5.4pp
Australian
+5
+2.4pp
Italian
+1
+0.5pp
German
0
+0.1pp
Scottish
-1
-0.4pp
Irish
+6
+2.5pp
Dutch
+4
+1.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Gould Creek (part). 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 | 95 | 39.6% | 41.6% | 109 | 45.0% | 43.2% | -14 | -5.4pp |
| Australian | 82 | 34.2% | 35.6% | 77 | 31.8% | 36.9% | +5 | +2.4pp |
| Italian | 30 | 12.5% | 4.0% | 29 | 12.0% | 3.8% | +1 | +0.5pp |
| German | 24 | 10.0% | 5.7% | 24 | 9.9% | 5.9% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| Scottish | 18 | 7.5% | 7.6% | 19 | 7.9% | 8.2% | -1 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 18 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 12 | 5.0% | 7.0% | +6 | +2.5pp |
| Dutch | 10 | 4.2% | 1.7% | 6 | 2.5% | 1.6% | +4 | +1.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).