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 Blackall-Tambo (R) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Blackall-Tambo (R) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Blackall-Tambo (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Blackall-Tambo (R), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Australian
2021 count
892
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
892
23.5%
-2.6pp
English
2021 count
781
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
781
20.6%
+1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
220
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
220
5.8%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
209
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
209
5.5%
+0.7pp
German
2021 count
144
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
144
3.8%
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
80
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
80
2.1%
+1.9pp
Italian
2021 count
26
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
26
0.7%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
18
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
18
0.5%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
16
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
16
0.4%
+0.3pp
Filipino
2021 count
14
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
14
0.4%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-96
-2.6pp
English
+52
+1.3pp
Irish
-33
-0.9pp
Scottish
+28
+0.7pp
German
+10
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+73
+1.9pp
Italian
+12
+0.3pp
Dutch
+1
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+12
+0.3pp
Filipino
-3
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Blackall-Tambo (R). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 892 | 23.5% | 17.7% | 988 | 26.1% | 18.8% | -96 | -2.6pp |
| English | 781 | 20.6% | 19.8% | 729 | 19.3% | 19.6% | +52 | +1.3pp |
| Irish | 220 | 5.8% | 5.5% | 253 | 6.7% | 5.9% | -33 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 209 | 5.5% | 5.2% | 181 | 4.8% | 5.2% | +28 | +0.7pp |
| German | 144 | 3.8% | 3.2% | 134 | 3.5% | 3.3% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 80 | 2.1% | 2.6% | 7 | 0.2% | 0.6% | +73 | +1.9pp |
| Italian | 26 | 0.7% | 1.6% | 14 | 0.4% | 1.5% | +12 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 18 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 17 | 0.4% | 0.7% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 16 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 | 0.1% | 0.7% | +12 | +0.3pp |
| Filipino | 14 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 17 | 0.4% | 0.5% | -3 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 3,793 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,786 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +7 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).