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 Abercrombie were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Abercrombie - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Abercrombie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Abercrombie, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
Australian
2021 count
509
% of total
22.7%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
509
22.7%
+1.0pp
English
2021 count
465
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
465
20.7%
-1.6pp
Irish
2021 count
201
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
201
9.0%
0.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
148
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
148
6.6%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
61
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-
61
2.7%
-
German
2021 count
46
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
46
2.1%
-0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
31
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
31
1.4%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
20
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
20
0.9%
+0.1pp
Maltese
2021 count
11
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
0.5%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
10
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
0.4%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+31
+1.0pp
English
-27
-1.6pp
Irish
+3
0.0pp
Scottish
-4
-0.3pp
German
-12
-0.5pp
Italian
+7
+0.3pp
Dutch
+3
+0.1pp
Maltese
+2
+0.1pp
Filipino
+3
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Abercrombie. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 509 | 22.7% | 21.1% | 478 | 21.7% | 21.6% | +31 | +1.0pp |
| English | 465 | 20.7% | 20.5% | 492 | 22.3% | 20.3% | -27 | -1.6pp |
| Irish | 201 | 9.0% | 7.2% | 198 | 9.0% | 7.6% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| Scottish | 148 | 6.6% | 5.3% | 152 | 6.9% | 5.2% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 61 | 2.7% | 3.2% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| German | 46 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 58 | 2.6% | 1.8% | -12 | -0.5pp |
| Italian | 31 | 1.4% | 0.9% | 24 | 1.1% | 0.9% | +7 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 20 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 17 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Maltese | 11 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 2,243 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,204 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +39 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).