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 Landsdale were English, Australian and Indian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Landsdale - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Landsdale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Landsdale, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
3,921
% of total
25.5%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
3,921
25.5%
-2.9pp
Australian
2021 count
3,572
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
3,572
23.2%
-1.1pp
Indian
2021 count
1,477
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
1,477
9.6%
+2.0pp
Italian
2021 count
1,265
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
1,265
8.2%
-0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
832
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
832
5.4%
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
821
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
821
5.3%
+0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
754
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
754
4.9%
-0.8pp
Chinese
2021 count
575
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
575
3.7%
-0.4pp
Macedonian
2021 count
509
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
509
3.3%
+0.7pp
Filipino
2021 count
336
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
336
2.2%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+455
-2.9pp
Australian
+605
-1.1pp
Indian
+551
+2.0pp
Italian
+229
-0.3pp
Irish
+99
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
+199
+0.2pp
Scottish
+64
-0.8pp
Chinese
+74
-0.4pp
Macedonian
+186
+0.7pp
Filipino
+180
+0.9pp
Data table
Ancestry for Landsdale. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 3,921 | 25.5% | 39.7% | 3,466 | 28.4% | 39.4% | +455 | -2.9pp |
| Australian | 3,572 | 23.2% | 26.3% | 2,967 | 24.3% | 26.6% | +605 | -1.1pp |
| Indian | 1,477 | 9.6% | 3.3% | 926 | 7.6% | 3.1% | +551 | +2.0pp |
| Italian | 1,265 | 8.2% | 4.6% | 1,036 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +229 | -0.3pp |
| Irish | 832 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 733 | 6.0% | 8.3% | +99 | -0.6pp |
| Vietnamese | 821 | 5.3% | 2.4% | 622 | 5.1% | 2.7% | +199 | +0.2pp |
| Scottish | 754 | 4.9% | 8.5% | 690 | 5.7% | 8.3% | +64 | -0.8pp |
| Chinese | 575 | 3.7% | 2.4% | 501 | 4.1% | 2.3% | +74 | -0.4pp |
| Macedonian | 509 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 323 | 2.6% | 1.1% | +186 | +0.7pp |
| Filipino | 336 | 2.2% | 1.7% | 156 | 1.3% | 1.4% | +180 | +0.9pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).