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 One Tree Hill were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
One Tree Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for One Tree Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for One Tree Hill, with comparison markers for Playford (C).
English
2021 count
536
% of total
51.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
536
51.4%
+1.0pp
Australian
2021 count
391
% of total
37.5%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
391
37.5%
+2.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
98
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
98
9.4%
+2.1pp
Italian
2021 count
91
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
91
8.7%
-1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
71
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
71
6.8%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
70
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
70
6.7%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
42
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
42
4.0%
+0.9pp
Polish
2021 count
15
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
15
1.4%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
10
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-
10
1.0%
-
French
2021 count
10
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
10
1.0%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-16
+1.0pp
Australian
+9
+2.6pp
Scottish
+18
+2.1pp
Italian
-19
-1.3pp
Irish
-6
-0.2pp
German
-2
+0.1pp
Dutch
+8
+0.9pp
Polish
+7
+0.7pp
French
+3
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for One Tree Hill. 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 | 536 | 51.4% | 41.6% | 552 | 50.4% | 43.2% | -16 | +1.0pp |
| Australian | 391 | 37.5% | 35.6% | 382 | 34.9% | 36.9% | +9 | +2.6pp |
| Scottish | 98 | 9.4% | 7.6% | 80 | 7.3% | 8.2% | +18 | +2.1pp |
| Italian | 91 | 8.7% | 4.0% | 110 | 10.0% | 3.8% | -19 | -1.3pp |
| Irish | 71 | 6.8% | 6.2% | 77 | 7.0% | 7.0% | -6 | -0.2pp |
| German | 70 | 6.7% | 5.7% | 72 | 6.6% | 5.9% | -2 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 42 | 4.0% | 1.7% | 34 | 3.1% | 1.6% | +8 | +0.9pp |
| Polish | 15 | 1.4% | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +7 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 10 | 1.0% | 4.0% | - | - | 0.6% | - | - |
| French | 10 | 1.0% | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | 0.3% | +3 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).