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 Windradyne were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Windradyne - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Windradyne in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Windradyne, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
Australian
2021 count
1,521
% of total
23.1%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
1,521
23.1%
-4.4pp
English
2021 count
1,378
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
1,378
20.9%
-1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
473
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
473
7.2%
+1.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
314
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
314
4.8%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
243
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-
243
3.7%
-
German
2021 count
95
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
95
1.4%
-1.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
62
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
62
0.9%
-2.0pp
Italian
2021 count
50
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-
50
0.8%
-
Chinese
2021 count
38
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-
38
0.6%
-
Hungarian
2021 count
21
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
-
21
0.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+1,474
-4.4pp
English
+1,340
-1.3pp
Irish
+464
+1.9pp
Scottish
+306
+0.1pp
German
+90
-1.5pp
Dutch
+57
-2.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Windradyne. 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 | 1,521 | 23.1% | 21.1% | 47 | 27.5% | 21.6% | +1,474 | -4.4pp |
| English | 1,378 | 20.9% | 20.5% | 38 | 22.2% | 20.3% | +1,340 | -1.3pp |
| Irish | 473 | 7.2% | 7.2% | 9 | 5.3% | 7.6% | +464 | +1.9pp |
| Scottish | 314 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 8 | 4.7% | 5.2% | +306 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 243 | 3.7% | 3.2% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| German | 95 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 | 2.9% | 1.8% | +90 | -1.5pp |
| Dutch | 62 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 5 | 2.9% | 0.7% | +57 | -2.0pp |
| Italian | 50 | 0.8% | 0.9% | - | - | 0.9% | - | - |
| Chinese | 38 | 0.6% | 0.4% | - | - | 0.5% | - | - |
| Hungarian | 21 | 0.3% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| Total | 6,580 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 171 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +6,409 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).