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 Daly (R) were Australian Aboriginal, Australian and English.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Victoria Daly (R) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Victoria Daly (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Victoria Daly (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
1,809
% of total
32.3%
Change from 2016
+6.9pp
1,809
32.3%
+6.9pp
Australian
2021 count
348
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
348
6.2%
-3.8pp
English
2021 count
307
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
307
5.5%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
110
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
2.0%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
86
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
86
1.5%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
44
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
44
0.8%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
35
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
35
0.6%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
18
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
18
0.3%
0.0pp
New Zealander
2021 count
13
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
13
0.2%
-0.1pp
French
2021 count
13
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
13
0.2%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian Aboriginal
+387
+6.9pp
Australian
-215
-3.8pp
English
-24
-0.4pp
Irish
+21
+0.4pp
Scottish
-21
-0.4pp
German
+1
0.0pp
Chinese
+11
+0.2pp
Italian
+3
0.0pp
New Zealander
-2
-0.1pp
French
+4
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Victoria Daly (R). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NT.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | % | Regional NT% | Count | pp | |
| Australian Aboriginal | 1,809 | 32.3% | 24.6% | 1,422 | 25.4% | 19.8% | +387 | +6.9pp |
| Australian | 348 | 6.2% | 8.4% | 563 | 10.0% | 11.0% | -215 | -3.8pp |
| English | 307 | 5.5% | 8.1% | 331 | 5.9% | 8.4% | -24 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 110 | 2.0% | 2.7% | 89 | 1.6% | 2.8% | +21 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 86 | 1.5% | 2.3% | 107 | 1.9% | 2.4% | -21 | -0.4pp |
| German | 44 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 43 | 0.8% | 1.5% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 24 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +11 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 18 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 15 | 0.3% | 0.6% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| New Zealander | 13 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 15 | 0.3% | 0.3% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| French | 13 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 5,593 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,602 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -9 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).