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 (S) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Boddington (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Boddington (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boddington (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
English
2021 count
813
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
813
23.7%
+3.1pp
Australian
2021 count
670
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
670
19.6%
-1.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
187
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
187
5.5%
+0.7pp
Irish
2021 count
146
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
146
4.3%
+0.6pp
German
2021 count
69
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
69
2.0%
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
55
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
55
1.6%
+1.3pp
Italian
2021 count
37
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
37
1.1%
-0.1pp
Maori
2021 count
25
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
25
0.7%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
25
0.7%
0.0pp
New Zealander
2021 count
20
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
20
0.6%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+50
+3.1pp
Australian
-114
-1.6pp
Scottish
+11
+0.7pp
Irish
+11
+0.6pp
German
-12
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+43
+1.3pp
Italian
-6
-0.1pp
Maori
-4
-0.1pp
Dutch
-1
0.0pp
New Zealander
-16
-0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Boddington (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| English | 813 | 23.7% | 20.0% | 763 | 20.6% | 19.7% | +50 | +3.1pp |
| Australian | 670 | 19.6% | 18.2% | 784 | 21.2% | 19.9% | -114 | -1.6pp |
| Scottish | 187 | 5.5% | 4.5% | 176 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +11 | +0.7pp |
| Irish | 146 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 135 | 3.7% | 4.3% | +11 | +0.6pp |
| German | 69 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 81 | 2.2% | 1.7% | -12 | -0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 55 | 1.6% | 3.9% | 12 | 0.3% | 1.5% | +43 | +1.3pp |
| Italian | 37 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 43 | 1.2% | 1.8% | -6 | -0.1pp |
| Maori | 25 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 29 | 0.8% | 0.6% | -4 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 26 | 0.7% | 0.9% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| New Zealander | 20 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 36 | 1.0% | 0.6% | -16 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 3,425 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,696 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -271 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).