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 Eden Park were Australian, English and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Eden Park - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Eden Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Eden Park, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).
Australian
2021 count
439
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
439
18.5%
+0.8pp
English
2021 count
420
% of total
17.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
420
17.7%
-0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
141
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
141
5.9%
+4.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
109
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
109
4.6%
-6.1pp
Irish
2021 count
94
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
94
4.0%
-4.0pp
Macedonian
2021 count
58
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-
58
2.4%
-
German
2021 count
56
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
56
2.4%
-0.1pp
Maltese
2021 count
34
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-
34
1.4%
-
Greek
2021 count
32
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
32
1.3%
-
Lebanese
2021 count
23
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-
23
1.0%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+368
+0.8pp
English
+348
-0.3pp
Italian
+137
+4.9pp
Scottish
+66
-6.1pp
Irish
+62
-4.0pp
German
+46
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Eden Park. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whittlesea (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 439 | 18.5% | 9.9% | 71 | 17.7% | 10.0% | +368 | +0.8pp |
| English | 420 | 17.7% | 8.8% | 72 | 18.0% | 9.3% | +348 | -0.3pp |
| Italian | 141 | 5.9% | 6.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 6.6% | +137 | +4.9pp |
| Scottish | 109 | 4.6% | 2.0% | 43 | 10.7% | 2.2% | +66 | -6.1pp |
| Irish | 94 | 4.0% | 2.4% | 32 | 8.0% | 2.8% | +62 | -4.0pp |
| Macedonian | 58 | 2.4% | 3.0% | - | - | 3.3% | - | - |
| German | 56 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 10 | 2.5% | 0.9% | +46 | -0.1pp |
| Maltese | 34 | 1.4% | 0.9% | - | - | 1.0% | - | - |
| Greek | 32 | 1.3% | 2.7% | - | - | 3.0% | - | - |
| Lebanese | 23 | 1.0% | 1.1% | - | - | 1.2% | - | - |
| Total | 2,374 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 401 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,973 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).