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Ancestry Questions Oceania

Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Australia

Status
Yes
Year
2016 & 2021
Form
Australian Census Personal Forms
Question
2016 Q20; 2021 Q20
What is the person’s ancestry?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1English
2Irish
3Italian
4German
5Chinese
6Scottish
7Australian
8Other ancestry 1 (please specify)
9Other ancestry 2 (please specify)
10Aboriginal
11Torres Strait Islander

Question type: 2 — up to two ancestries

Notes: The forms ask respondents to provide up to two ancestries.

Source: 2016 personal form 2016 household form 2016 online text version 2021 personal form 2021 household form 2021 household/interviewer form

Norfolk Island

Status
Yes
Year
2016
Form
Australian 2016 Census ancestry documentation
Question
2016 Census ancestry question
What is the person’s ancestry?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1English
2Irish
3Italian
4German
5Chinese
6Scottish
7Australian
8Other ancestry 1 (please specify)
9Other ancestry 2 (please specify)

Question type: 2 — up to two ancestries

Notes: The supplied ABS document explains the 2016 ancestry question and its application on Norfolk Island.

Source: Norfolk Island ancestry documentation

New Zealand

Status
Yes
Year
2023
Form
2023 Census Individual Form
Question
Q12
Are you descended from Māori?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01Māori descent
02No Māori descent
04Don't know

Question type: 1 — single-response descent question

Notes: Stats NZ identifies Māori descent as Individual Form question 12. This page treats it as an ancestry/descent question, distinct from ethnicity.

Source: new_zealand_2023_individual.pdf