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 Marangaroo were English, Australian and Vietnamese.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Marangaroo - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Marangaroo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Marangaroo, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
2,747
% of total
26.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
2,747
26.2%
+0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
2,499
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
2,499
23.8%
-0.7pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
1,068
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
1,068
10.2%
-1.4pp
Italian
2021 count
716
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
716
6.8%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
647
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
647
6.2%
+0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
614
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
614
5.9%
-0.2pp
Macedonian
2021 count
471
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
471
4.5%
-0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
430
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
430
4.1%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
218
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
218
2.1%
+1.8pp
Filipino
2021 count
209
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
209
2.0%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+29
+0.5pp
Australian
-96
-0.7pp
Vietnamese
-162
-1.4pp
Italian
+46
+0.5pp
Irish
+50
+0.6pp
Scottish
-31
-0.2pp
Macedonian
-26
-0.2pp
Chinese
+22
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+189
+1.8pp
Filipino
+12
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Marangaroo. 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 | 2,747 | 26.2% | 39.7% | 2,718 | 25.7% | 39.4% | +29 | +0.5pp |
| Australian | 2,499 | 23.8% | 26.3% | 2,595 | 24.5% | 26.6% | -96 | -0.7pp |
| Vietnamese | 1,068 | 10.2% | 2.4% | 1,230 | 11.6% | 2.7% | -162 | -1.4pp |
| Italian | 716 | 6.8% | 4.6% | 670 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +46 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 647 | 6.2% | 8.5% | 597 | 5.6% | 8.3% | +50 | +0.6pp |
| Scottish | 614 | 5.9% | 8.5% | 645 | 6.1% | 8.3% | -31 | -0.2pp |
| Macedonian | 471 | 4.5% | 1.2% | 497 | 4.7% | 1.1% | -26 | -0.2pp |
| Chinese | 430 | 4.1% | 2.4% | 408 | 3.9% | 2.3% | +22 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 218 | 2.1% | 1.8% | 29 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +189 | +1.8pp |
| Filipino | 209 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 197 | 1.9% | 1.4% | +12 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).