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 Willyung were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Willyung - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Willyung in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Albany (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Willyung, with comparison markers for Albany (C).
Australian
2021 count
300
% of total
47.2%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
300
47.2%
-1.8pp
English
2021 count
298
% of total
46.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
298
46.9%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
86
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
86
13.5%
+3.6pp
Dutch
2021 count
48
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
48
7.6%
+3.1pp
Irish
2021 count
41
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
41
6.5%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
21
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
21
3.3%
-0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
18
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
18
2.8%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
11
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-
11
1.7%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+18
-1.8pp
English
+25
-0.6pp
Scottish
+29
+3.6pp
Dutch
+22
+3.1pp
Irish
+3
-0.1pp
German
-3
-0.9pp
Italian
+6
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Willyung. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Albany (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | % | Albany (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 300 | 47.2% | 39.8% | 282 | 49.0% | 39.7% | +18 | -1.8pp |
| English | 298 | 46.9% | 47.1% | 273 | 47.5% | 47.3% | +25 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 86 | 13.5% | 10.1% | 57 | 9.9% | 10.0% | +29 | +3.6pp |
| Dutch | 48 | 7.6% | 3.7% | 26 | 4.5% | 3.6% | +22 | +3.1pp |
| Irish | 41 | 6.5% | 8.6% | 38 | 6.6% | 8.8% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| German | 21 | 3.3% | 3.8% | 24 | 4.2% | 3.7% | -3 | -0.9pp |
| Italian | 18 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 12 | 2.1% | 3.2% | +6 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 11 | 1.7% | 3.2% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).