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Redland City Mainland

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Redland City Mainland 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 Mainland 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 Mainland'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 Mainland - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Redland City %Number%Redland City %2016 to 2021
Not stated5,7722.83.06,5553.53.6-783
Total responses209,729----188,508----+21,221
Total people148,583----137,996----+10,587
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Redland City Mainland - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Redland City %Number%Redland City %2016 to 2021
English67,06045.145.162,74145.545.4+4,319
Australian53,27835.935.549,41935.835.7+3,859
Scottish18,09212.212.216,65412.112.2+1,438
Irish17,71711.912.117,37912.612.7+338
German9,0046.16.08,6716.36.3+333
Italian3,7932.62.53,3332.42.4+460
Australian Aboriginal3,7392.52.83320.20.3+3,407
Dutch3,2712.22.22,8042.02.0+467
New Zealander2,5611.71.72,6912.01.9-130
Chinese2,2981.51.51,7671.31.2+531
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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 Mainland in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (67,060 people or 45.1%)
  • Australian (53,278 people or 35.9%)
  • Scottish (18,092 people or 12.2%)
  • Irish (17,717 people or 11.9%)
  • German (9,004 people or 6.1%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 165,151 responses in total, or 111.15% of all responses.

There were no major differences between Redland City Mainland and Redland City in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • English (+4,319 persons)
  • Australian (+3,859 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+3,407 persons)
  • Scottish (+1,438 persons)

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