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
23.6%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
1,159
23.6%
-1.8pp
English
2021 count
915
% of total
18.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
915
18.6%
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
403
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+7.7pp
403
8.2%
+7.7pp
Irish
2021 count
279
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
279
5.7%
-0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
171
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
171
3.5%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
49
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
49
1.0%
-0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
22
0.4%
+0.1pp
Indian
2021 count
16
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
16
0.3%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
15
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
15
0.3%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
11
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
11
0.2%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-212
-1.8pp
English
-99
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+378
+7.7pp
Irish
-44
-0.3pp
Scottish
-26
-0.2pp
German
-28
-0.4pp
Italian
+8
+0.1pp
Indian
+3
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+3
+0.1pp
Chinese
-6
-0.1pp
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 | 23.6% | 20.1% | 1,371 | 25.4% | 21.3% | -212 | -1.8pp |
| English | 915 | 18.6% | 20.5% | 1,014 | 18.8% | 20.4% | -99 | -0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 403 | 8.2% | 3.1% | 25 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +378 | +7.7pp |
| Irish | 279 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 323 | 6.0% | 6.1% | -44 | -0.3pp |
| Scottish | 171 | 3.5% | 5.4% | 197 | 3.7% | 5.3% | -26 | -0.2pp |
| German | 49 | 1.0% | 2.1% | 77 | 1.4% | 2.1% | -28 | -0.4pp |
| Italian | 22 | 0.4% | 1.4% | 14 | 0.3% | 1.3% | +8 | +0.1pp |
| Indian | 16 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 15 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 12 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 11 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 17 | 0.3% | 0.5% | -6 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 4,918 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,394 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -476 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).