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 Cremorne (Vic.) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cremorne (Vic.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cremorne (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yarra (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cremorne (Vic.), with comparison markers for Yarra (C).
English
2021 count
813
% of total
37.7%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
813
37.7%
+2.5pp
Australian
2021 count
658
% of total
30.5%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
658
30.5%
+2.1pp
Irish
2021 count
359
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
359
16.6%
+0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
282
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
282
13.1%
+1.2pp
Italian
2021 count
123
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
123
5.7%
+1.3pp
German
2021 count
97
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
97
4.5%
-0.5pp
Chinese
2021 count
81
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
81
3.8%
+1.7pp
Greek
2021 count
60
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
60
2.8%
-0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
41
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
41
1.9%
-0.5pp
New Zealander
2021 count
36
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
36
1.7%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+103
+2.5pp
Australian
+84
+2.1pp
Irish
+30
+0.3pp
Scottish
+42
+1.2pp
Italian
+35
+1.3pp
German
-3
-0.5pp
Chinese
+38
+1.7pp
Greek
-6
-0.5pp
Dutch
-7
-0.5pp
New Zealander
-13
-0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cremorne (Vic.). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yarra (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 813 | 37.7% | 33.9% | 710 | 35.2% | 31.7% | +103 | +2.5pp |
| Australian | 658 | 30.5% | 24.8% | 574 | 28.4% | 23.2% | +84 | +2.1pp |
| Irish | 359 | 16.6% | 15.8% | 329 | 16.3% | 15.1% | +30 | +0.3pp |
| Scottish | 282 | 13.1% | 12.0% | 240 | 11.9% | 10.7% | +42 | +1.2pp |
| Italian | 123 | 5.7% | 6.6% | 88 | 4.4% | 6.0% | +35 | +1.3pp |
| German | 97 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 100 | 5.0% | 4.0% | -3 | -0.5pp |
| Chinese | 81 | 3.8% | 6.1% | 43 | 2.1% | 6.3% | +38 | +1.7pp |
| Greek | 60 | 2.8% | 3.8% | 66 | 3.3% | 3.8% | -6 | -0.5pp |
| Dutch | 41 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 48 | 2.4% | 1.5% | -7 | -0.5pp |
| New Zealander | 36 | 1.7% | 1.0% | 49 | 2.4% | 1.2% | -13 | -0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).