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 Windsor (Vic.) (part) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Windsor (Vic.) (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Windsor (Vic.) (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Stonnington (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Windsor (Vic.) (part), with comparison markers for Stonnington (C).
English
2021 count
2,436
% of total
33.5%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
2,436
33.5%
+3.0pp
Australian
2021 count
1,708
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
1,708
23.5%
+2.9pp
Irish
2021 count
984
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
984
13.5%
-0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
778
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
778
10.7%
+1.1pp
Greek
2021 count
478
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
478
6.6%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
394
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
394
5.4%
+0.9pp
Chinese
2021 count
356
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
356
4.9%
-0.8pp
German
2021 count
282
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
282
3.9%
+0.4pp
Polish
2021 count
152
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
152
2.1%
-0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
151
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
151
2.1%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+229
+3.0pp
Australian
+219
+2.9pp
Irish
-10
-0.2pp
Scottish
+85
+1.1pp
Greek
+7
+0.1pp
Italian
+65
+0.9pp
Chinese
-54
-0.8pp
German
+26
+0.4pp
Polish
-12
-0.2pp
Dutch
+30
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Windsor (Vic.) (part). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Stonnington (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 2,436 | 33.5% | 32.4% | 2,207 | 30.5% | 31.3% | +229 | +3.0pp |
| Australian | 1,708 | 23.5% | 24.3% | 1,489 | 20.6% | 23.7% | +219 | +2.9pp |
| Irish | 984 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 994 | 13.7% | 12.7% | -10 | -0.2pp |
| Scottish | 778 | 10.7% | 10.6% | 693 | 9.6% | 10.1% | +85 | +1.1pp |
| Greek | 478 | 6.6% | 5.1% | 471 | 6.5% | 4.9% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 394 | 5.4% | 5.3% | 329 | 4.5% | 4.7% | +65 | +0.9pp |
| Chinese | 356 | 4.9% | 9.0% | 410 | 5.7% | 8.8% | -54 | -0.8pp |
| German | 282 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 256 | 3.5% | 3.6% | +26 | +0.4pp |
| Polish | 152 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 164 | 2.3% | 2.3% | -12 | -0.2pp |
| Dutch | 151 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 121 | 1.7% | 1.4% | +30 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).