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 Raglan (NSW) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Raglan (NSW) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Raglan (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Raglan (NSW), with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
Australian
2021 count
660
% of total
51.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
660
51.9%
+0.1pp
English
2021 count
541
% of total
42.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
541
42.5%
-0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
163
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
163
12.8%
+0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
112
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
112
8.8%
-1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
86
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+5.7pp
86
6.8%
+5.7pp
German
2021 count
51
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
51
4.0%
-0.8pp
Italian
2021 count
25
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
25
2.0%
+0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
14
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
14
1.1%
+0.2pp
Lebanese
2021 count
14
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
14
1.1%
+0.6pp
Welsh
2021 count
10
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
10
0.8%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+39
+0.1pp
English
+28
-0.3pp
Irish
+20
+0.9pp
Scottish
-12
-1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+73
+5.7pp
German
-6
-0.8pp
Italian
+6
+0.4pp
Dutch
+3
+0.2pp
Lebanese
+8
+0.6pp
Welsh
+5
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Raglan (NSW). 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 | 660 | 51.9% | 42.1% | 621 | 51.8% | 43.3% | +39 | +0.1pp |
| English | 541 | 42.5% | 40.9% | 513 | 42.8% | 40.6% | +28 | -0.3pp |
| Irish | 163 | 12.8% | 14.3% | 143 | 11.9% | 15.2% | +20 | +0.9pp |
| Scottish | 112 | 8.8% | 10.6% | 124 | 10.3% | 10.3% | -12 | -1.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 86 | 6.8% | 6.4% | 13 | 1.1% | 0.7% | +73 | +5.7pp |
| German | 51 | 4.0% | 3.3% | 57 | 4.8% | 3.5% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Italian | 25 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 19 | 1.6% | 1.8% | +6 | +0.4pp |
| Dutch | 14 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 11 | 0.9% | 1.3% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Lebanese | 14 | 1.1% | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +5 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).