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 Leneva were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Leneva - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Leneva in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Leneva, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).
Australian
2021 count
587
% of total
44.6%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
587
44.6%
-2.3pp
English
2021 count
543
% of total
41.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
543
41.2%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
169
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
169
12.8%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
144
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
144
10.9%
+1.0pp
German
2021 count
95
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
95
7.2%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
54
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
54
4.1%
+2.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
43
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
43
3.3%
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
35
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-
35
2.7%
-
Filipino
2021 count
21
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-
21
1.6%
-
Polish
2021 count
20
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
20
1.5%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+190
-2.3pp
English
+199
+0.5pp
Irish
+56
-0.6pp
Scottish
+60
+1.0pp
German
+37
+0.3pp
Italian
+40
+2.4pp
Dutch
+20
+0.6pp
Polish
+10
+0.3pp
Welsh
+12
+0.7pp
New Zealander
+5
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Leneva. 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 | 587 | 44.6% | 42.1% | 397 | 46.9% | 42.1% | +190 | -2.3pp |
| English | 543 | 41.2% | 40.0% | 344 | 40.7% | 39.8% | +199 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 169 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 113 | 13.4% | 12.9% | +56 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 144 | 10.9% | 10.4% | 84 | 9.9% | 10.5% | +60 | +1.0pp |
| German | 95 | 7.2% | 7.0% | 58 | 6.9% | 7.1% | +37 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 54 | 4.1% | 3.1% | 14 | 1.7% | 2.9% | +40 | +2.4pp |
| Dutch | 43 | 3.3% | 2.0% | 23 | 2.7% | 1.9% | +20 | +0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 35 | 2.7% | 3.3% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Filipino | 21 | 1.6% | 0.9% | - | - | 0.7% | - | - |
| Polish | 20 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 10 | 1.2% | 0.7% | +10 | +0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).