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
48.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
1,598
48.8%
+1.7pp
Australian
2021 count
1,128
% of total
34.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,128
34.4%
+0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
605
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
605
18.5%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
572
% of total
17.5%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
572
17.5%
+1.2pp
German
2021 count
115
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
115
3.5%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
100
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
100
3.1%
+1.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
51
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
51
1.6%
+0.3pp
Welsh
2021 count
28
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
28
0.9%
+0.4pp
Greek
2021 count
25
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
25
0.8%
+0.4pp
French
2021 count
23
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
23
0.7%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+255
+1.7pp
Australian
+157
+0.4pp
Irish
+75
-0.1pp
Scottish
+106
+1.2pp
German
+9
-0.2pp
Italian
+44
+1.1pp
Dutch
+15
+0.3pp
Welsh
+14
+0.4pp
Greek
+13
+0.4pp
French
+16
+0.5pp
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 | 48.8% | 40.6% | 1,343 | 47.1% | 40.1% | +255 | +1.7pp |
| Australian | 1,128 | 34.4% | 39.2% | 971 | 34.0% | 40.0% | +157 | +0.4pp |
| Irish | 605 | 18.5% | 12.9% | 530 | 18.6% | 13.0% | +75 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 572 | 17.5% | 11.7% | 466 | 16.3% | 11.3% | +106 | +1.2pp |
| German | 115 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 106 | 3.7% | 4.6% | +9 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 100 | 3.1% | 3.9% | 56 | 2.0% | 3.7% | +44 | +1.1pp |
| Dutch | 51 | 1.6% | 2.3% | 36 | 1.3% | 2.2% | +15 | +0.3pp |
| Welsh | 28 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 14 | 0.5% | 0.5% | +14 | +0.4pp |
| Greek | 25 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 12 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +13 | +0.4pp |
| French | 23 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 7 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +16 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).