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 Ingle Farm were English, Australian and Indian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ingle Farm - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ingle Farm in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ingle Farm, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
English
2021 count
2,923
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
2,923
15.4%
-1.3pp
Australian
2021 count
2,611
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
-11.3pp
2,611
13.7%
-11.3pp
Indian
2021 count
635
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-
635
3.3%
-
Scottish
2021 count
549
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
549
2.9%
-3.1pp
Irish
2021 count
549
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
549
2.9%
-1.9pp
German
2021 count
504
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
504
2.6%
-1.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
403
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-
403
2.1%
-
Italian
2021 count
384
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-
384
2.0%
-
Hazara
2021 count
260
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-
260
1.4%
-
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
253
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
253
1.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+2,909
-1.3pp
Australian
+2,590
-11.3pp
Scottish
+544
-3.1pp
Irish
+545
-1.9pp
German
+501
-1.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ingle Farm. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 2,923 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 14 | 16.7% | 16.6% | +2,909 | -1.3pp |
| Australian | 2,611 | 13.7% | 13.5% | 21 | 25.0% | 14.6% | +2,590 | -11.3pp |
| Indian | 635 | 3.3% | 2.0% | - | - | 1.6% | - | - |
| Scottish | 549 | 2.9% | 2.8% | 5 | 6.0% | 3.1% | +544 | -3.1pp |
| Irish | 549 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4 | 4.8% | 3.0% | +545 | -1.9pp |
| German | 504 | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3 | 3.6% | 2.9% | +501 | -1.0pp |
| Filipino | 403 | 2.1% | 1.3% | - | - | 1.0% | - | - |
| Italian | 384 | 2.0% | 2.4% | - | - | 2.6% | - | - |
| Hazara | 260 | 1.4% | 1.2% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Australian Aboriginal | 253 | 1.3% | 1.1% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| Total | 19,042 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +18,958 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).