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 Ranford were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ranford - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ranford in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Boddington (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ranford, with comparison markers for Boddington (S).
Australian
2021 count
93
% of total
46.3%
Change from 2016
+5.2pp
93
46.3%
+5.2pp
English
2021 count
72
% of total
35.8%
Change from 2016
-4.8pp
72
35.8%
-4.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
27
% of total
13.4%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
27
13.4%
+1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
19
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
19
9.5%
-1.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
10
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-
10
5.0%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+19
+5.2pp
English
-1
-4.8pp
Scottish
+5
+1.2pp
Irish
0
-1.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ranford. 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 | |
| Australian | 93 | 46.3% | 39.3% | 74 | 41.1% | 42.5% | +19 | +5.2pp |
| English | 72 | 35.8% | 47.7% | 73 | 40.6% | 41.4% | -1 | -4.8pp |
| Scottish | 27 | 13.4% | 11.0% | 22 | 12.2% | 9.5% | +5 | +1.2pp |
| Irish | 19 | 9.5% | 8.6% | 19 | 10.6% | 7.3% | 0 | -1.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 10 | 5.0% | 3.2% | - | - | 0.7% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).