Hills South District
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Hills South District in 2021 were English, Australian and Scottish.
Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Hills South District regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.
Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Hills South District's ethnic characteristics.
Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Total population
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| Hills South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Aldinga - Port Willunga % | Number | % | Aldinga - Port Willunga % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Not stated | 440 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 285 | 2.5 | 4.6 | +154 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 13,080 | -- | -- | 11,234 | -- | -- | +1,846 | 37502 |
| Total people | 9,523 | -- | -- | 8,641 | -- | -- | +881 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Hills South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Aldinga - Port Willunga % | Number | % | Aldinga - Port Willunga % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| English | 5,017 | 52.7 | 48.4 | 37033 | 4,500 | 52.1 | 49.2 | +516 |
| Australian | 3,480 | 36.5 | 37.2 | 37010 | 3,264 | 37.8 | 39.2 | +216 |
 Scottish | 1,159 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 37100 | 852 | 9.9 | 11.0 | +306 |
| Irish | 891 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 37050 | 685 | 7.9 | 8.9 | +205 |
| German | 759 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 37041 | 668 | 7.7 | 6.8 | +90 |
| Italian | 369 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 37051 | 352 | 4.1 | 2.4 | +16 |
| Dutch | 205 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 37031 | 223 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -19 |
| Welsh | 131 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 37124 | 59 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +71 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 81 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 37011 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +75 |
| French | 73 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 37040 | 34 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +38 |
| Polish | 71 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 37093 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +27 |
| Greek | 63 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 37042 | 58 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +5 |
| New Zealander | 50 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 37070 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +19 |
| Maltese | 42 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37064 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +30 |
| Inadequately Described | 34 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37045 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +27 |
| American | 34 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37004 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +5 |
| Chinese | 31 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 37024 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +11 |
| South African | 31 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37108 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3 |
| Danish | 28 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37030 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Hungarian | 27 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37044 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Canadian | 27 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37020 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Spanish | 27 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37109 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Filipino | 23 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37038 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Indian | 21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37046 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +6 |
| Swedish | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37111 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +6 |
| Ukrainian | 19 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37121 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +13 |
| Maori | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37065 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Croatian | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37027 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +7 |
| Austrian | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37013 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Norwegian | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37071 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Swiss | 16 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37112 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Japanese | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37052 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
| Latvian | 15 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37059 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Lebanese | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37060 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Czech | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37029 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 370131 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Thai | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37116 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Portuguese | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37094 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Serbian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37101 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Belgian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 37014 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +2 |
| Finnish | 11 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 37039 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Slovene | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37106 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Hills South District in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- English (5,017 people or 52.7%)
- Australian (3,480 people or 36.5%)
- Scottish (1,159 people or 12.2%)
- Irish (891 people or 9.4%)
- German (759 people or 8.0%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 11,306 responses in total, or 118.72% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Hills South District and Aldinga - Port Willunga were:
- A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (52.7% compared to 48.4%)
- A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (3.9% compared to 2.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (9.4% compared to 11.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (0.9% compared to 2.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:
- English (+516 persons)
- Scottish (+306 persons)
- Australian (+216 persons)
- Irish (+205 persons)