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The three largest ancestries in Redland City 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 Redland City 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 Redland City'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Redland City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Greater Brisbane %Number%Greater Brisbane %2006 to 2021
Not stated6,7173.04.17,8894.96.1-1,172
Total responses224,009----162,374----+61,635
Total people159,233----127,614----+31,619
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Redland City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%Greater Brisbane %Number%Greater Brisbane %2006 to 2021
English71,78045.136.551,55640.435.1+20,224
Australian56,53735.531.652,65641.339.0+3,881
Scottish19,50312.210.112,5379.89.1+6,966
Irish19,22912.111.113,05510.211.0+6,174
German9,5966.05.77,2015.65.9+2,395
Australian Aboriginal4,3992.82.82860.20.2+4,113
Italian3,9972.52.72,6752.12.4+1,322
Dutch3,4832.21.62,7342.11.7+749
New Zealander2,7021.71.42,2271.71.4+475
Chinese2,3671.54.71,1920.92.8+1,175
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Redland City in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (71,780 people or 45.1%)
  • Australian (56,537 people or 35.5%)
  • Scottish (19,503 people or 12.2%)
  • Irish (19,229 people or 12.1%)
  • German (9,596 people or 6.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 176,645 responses in total, or 110.93% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Redland City and Greater Brisbane were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (45.1% compared to 36.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (35.5% compared to 31.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (12.2% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (1.5% compared to 4.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • English (+20,224 persons)
  • Scottish (+6,966 persons)
  • Irish (+6,174 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+4,113 persons)

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