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 Boddington were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Boddington - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Boddington in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Boddington (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boddington, with comparison markers for Boddington (S).
English
2021 count
557
% of total
47.3%
Change from 2016
+9.7pp
557
47.3%
+9.7pp
Australian
2021 count
460
% of total
39.0%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
460
39.0%
-6.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
116
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
116
9.8%
+0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
108
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+2.8pp
108
9.2%
+2.8pp
German
2021 count
45
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
45
3.8%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
40
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
40
3.4%
+2.4pp
Italian
2021 count
26
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
26
2.2%
-0.3pp
Maori
2021 count
23
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
23
2.0%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
22
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
22
1.9%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
13
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
13
1.1%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+106
+9.7pp
Australian
-83
-6.3pp
Scottish
0
+0.1pp
Irish
+31
+2.8pp
German
-4
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+28
+2.4pp
Italian
-4
-0.3pp
Maori
-2
-0.1pp
Dutch
0
+0.1pp
Filipino
+6
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Boddington. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boddington (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Boddington (S)% | Count | % | Boddington (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 557 | 47.3% | 47.7% | 451 | 37.6% | 41.4% | +106 | +9.7pp |
| Australian | 460 | 39.0% | 39.3% | 543 | 45.3% | 42.5% | -83 | -6.3pp |
| Scottish | 116 | 9.8% | 11.0% | 116 | 9.7% | 9.5% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| Irish | 108 | 9.2% | 8.6% | 77 | 6.4% | 7.3% | +31 | +2.8pp |
| German | 45 | 3.8% | 4.0% | 49 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 40 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 12 | 1.0% | 0.7% | +28 | +2.4pp |
| Italian | 26 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 30 | 2.5% | 2.3% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Maori | 23 | 2.0% | 1.5% | 25 | 2.1% | 1.6% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 22 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 22 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 13 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +6 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).