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 Victoria Point (Qld) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Victoria Point (Qld) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Victoria Point (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Redland (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Victoria Point (Qld), with comparison markers for Redland (C).
English
2021 count
7,281
% of total
24.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
7,281
24.1%
+3.6pp
Australian
2021 count
5,585
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
5,585
18.5%
-3.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,937
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,937
6.4%
+0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
1,823
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,823
6.0%
-0.9pp
German
2021 count
935
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
935
3.1%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
327
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
327
1.1%
-0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
322
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
322
1.1%
+0.9pp
Dutch
2021 count
308
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
308
1.0%
+0.2pp
New Zealander
2021 count
270
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
270
0.9%
+0.2pp
Maori
2021 count
184
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
184
0.6%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+5,572
+3.6pp
Australian
+3,761
-3.4pp
Scottish
+1,441
+0.4pp
Irish
+1,252
-0.9pp
German
+708
+0.4pp
Italian
+196
-0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+306
+0.9pp
Dutch
+241
+0.2pp
New Zealander
+213
+0.2pp
Maori
+167
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Victoria Point (Qld). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Redland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Redland (C)% | Count | % | Redland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 7,281 | 24.1% | 22.5% | 1,709 | 20.5% | 22.7% | +5,572 | +3.6pp |
| Australian | 5,585 | 18.5% | 17.8% | 1,824 | 21.9% | 17.9% | +3,761 | -3.4pp |
| Scottish | 1,937 | 6.4% | 6.1% | 496 | 6.0% | 6.1% | +1,441 | +0.4pp |
| Irish | 1,823 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 571 | 6.9% | 6.3% | +1,252 | -0.9pp |
| German | 935 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 227 | 2.7% | 3.2% | +708 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 327 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 131 | 1.6% | 1.2% | +196 | -0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 322 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 16 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +306 | +0.9pp |
| Dutch | 308 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 67 | 0.8% | 1.0% | +241 | +0.2pp |
| New Zealander | 270 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 57 | 0.7% | 1.0% | +213 | +0.2pp |
| Maori | 184 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 17 | 0.2% | 0.7% | +167 | +0.4pp |
| Total | 30,247 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8,331 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +21,916 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).