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 Kinvara were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kinvara - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kinvara in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Ballina (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kinvara, with comparison markers for Ballina (A).
English
2021 count
88
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
88
23.2%
+5.2pp
Australian
2021 count
66
% of total
17.4%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
66
17.4%
+7.0pp
Irish
2021 count
29
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
29
7.7%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
19
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
19
5.0%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-1,279
+5.2pp
Australian
-723
+7.0pp
Irish
-564
-0.1pp
Scottish
-415
-0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kinvara. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Ballina (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 88 | 23.2% | 22.2% | 1,367 | 18.0% | 21.9% | -1,279 | +5.2pp |
| Australian | 66 | 17.4% | 19.6% | 789 | 10.4% | 20.1% | -723 | +7.0pp |
| Irish | 29 | 7.7% | 7.2% | 593 | 7.8% | 7.3% | -564 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 19 | 5.0% | 6.3% | 434 | 5.7% | 6.1% | -415 | -0.7pp |
| Total | 379 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,596 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -7,217 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).