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 Bogan (A) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bogan (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Bogan (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bogan (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
1,159
% of total
47.0%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
1,159
47.0%
-3.9pp
English
2021 count
915
% of total
37.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
915
37.1%
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
403
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
+15.4pp
403
16.3%
+15.4pp
Irish
2021 count
279
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
279
11.3%
-0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
171
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
171
6.9%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
49
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
49
2.0%
-0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
22
0.9%
+0.4pp
Indian
2021 count
16
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
16
0.6%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
15
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
15
0.6%
+0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
11
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
11
0.4%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-212
-3.9pp
English
-99
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+378
+15.4pp
Irish
-44
-0.7pp
Scottish
-26
-0.4pp
German
-28
-0.9pp
Italian
+8
+0.4pp
Indian
+3
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+3
+0.2pp
Chinese
-6
-0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Bogan (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,159 | 47.0% | 40.2% | 1,371 | 50.9% | 42.5% | -212 | -3.9pp |
| English | 915 | 37.1% | 40.9% | 1,014 | 37.7% | 40.8% | -99 | -0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 403 | 16.3% | 6.1% | 25 | 0.9% | 0.8% | +378 | +15.4pp |
| Irish | 279 | 11.3% | 11.8% | 323 | 12.0% | 12.3% | -44 | -0.7pp |
| Scottish | 171 | 6.9% | 10.7% | 197 | 7.3% | 10.5% | -26 | -0.4pp |
| German | 49 | 2.0% | 4.2% | 77 | 2.9% | 4.3% | -28 | -0.9pp |
| Italian | 22 | 0.9% | 2.8% | 14 | 0.5% | 2.6% | +8 | +0.4pp |
| Indian | 16 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 13 | 0.5% | 0.7% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 15 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 12 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Chinese | 11 | 0.4% | 1.0% | 17 | 0.6% | 1.0% | -6 | -0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).