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 Huon Creek were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Huon Creek - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Huon Creek in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Huon Creek, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).
Australian
2021 count
145
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
145
22.6%
-0.1pp
English
2021 count
131
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
131
20.4%
-1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
52
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
52
8.1%
+4.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
40
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
40
6.2%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
33
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
33
5.1%
+3.6pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
10
1.6%
+0.8pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-240
-0.1pp
English
-234
-1.1pp
Irish
-17
+4.0pp
Scottish
-65
0.0pp
German
+7
+3.6pp
Italian
-3
+0.8pp
Data table
Ancestry for Huon Creek. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 145 | 22.6% | 21.0% | 385 | 22.7% | 21.1% | -240 | -0.1pp |
| English | 131 | 20.4% | 20.0% | 365 | 21.5% | 19.9% | -234 | -1.1pp |
| Irish | 52 | 8.1% | 5.8% | 69 | 4.1% | 6.5% | -17 | +4.0pp |
| Scottish | 40 | 6.2% | 5.2% | 105 | 6.2% | 5.3% | -65 | 0.0pp |
| German | 33 | 5.1% | 3.5% | 26 | 1.5% | 3.5% | +7 | +3.6pp |
| Italian | 10 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 13 | 0.8% | 1.4% | -3 | +0.8pp |
| Total | 642 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,696 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1,054 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).