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 Queenscliffe (B) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Queenscliffe (B) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Queenscliffe (B) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Vic. and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Queenscliffe (B), with comparison markers for Regional Vic..
English
2021 count
1,598
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
1,598
24.5%
+0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,128
% of total
17.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,128
17.3%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
605
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
605
9.3%
0.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
572
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
572
8.8%
+0.6pp
German
2021 count
115
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
115
1.8%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
100
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
100
1.5%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
51
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
51
0.8%
+0.2pp
Welsh
2021 count
28
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
28
0.4%
+0.2pp
Greek
2021 count
25
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
25
0.4%
+0.2pp
French
2021 count
23
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
23
0.4%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+255
+0.9pp
Australian
+157
+0.3pp
Irish
+75
0.0pp
Scottish
+106
+0.6pp
German
+9
-0.1pp
Italian
+44
+0.5pp
Dutch
+15
+0.2pp
Welsh
+14
+0.2pp
Greek
+13
+0.2pp
French
+16
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Queenscliffe (B). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Vic..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | % | Regional Vic.% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,598 | 24.5% | 20.3% | 1,343 | 23.6% | 20.0% | +255 | +0.9pp |
| Australian | 1,128 | 17.3% | 19.6% | 971 | 17.0% | 20.0% | +157 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 605 | 9.3% | 6.4% | 530 | 9.3% | 6.5% | +75 | 0.0pp |
| Scottish | 572 | 8.8% | 5.8% | 466 | 8.2% | 5.7% | +106 | +0.6pp |
| German | 115 | 1.8% | 2.3% | 106 | 1.9% | 2.3% | +9 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 100 | 1.5% | 1.9% | 56 | 1.0% | 1.8% | +44 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 51 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 36 | 0.6% | 1.1% | +15 | +0.2pp |
| Welsh | 28 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 14 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +14 | +0.2pp |
| Greek | 25 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 12 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +13 | +0.2pp |
| French | 23 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 7 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +16 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 6,526 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,698 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +828 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).