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 Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
English
2021 count
2,646
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
2,646
25.4%
+0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
1,986
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,986
19.0%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
576
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
576
5.5%
+0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
573
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
573
5.5%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
210
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
210
2.0%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
168
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
168
1.6%
-0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
148
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
148
1.4%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
83
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
83
0.8%
+0.8pp
New Zealander
2021 count
57
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
57
0.5%
0.0pp
Welsh
2021 count
47
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
47
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+302
+0.1pp
Australian
+215
-0.1pp
Irish
+128
+0.7pp
Scottish
+117
+0.6pp
Italian
+48
+0.3pp
German
0
-0.2pp
Dutch
+29
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+80
+0.8pp
New Zealander
+13
0.0pp
Welsh
+4
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Bridgetown-Greenbushes (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 | 2,646 | 25.4% | 20.0% | 2,344 | 25.3% | 19.7% | +302 | +0.1pp |
| Australian | 1,986 | 19.0% | 18.2% | 1,771 | 19.1% | 19.9% | +215 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 576 | 5.5% | 4.3% | 448 | 4.8% | 4.3% | +128 | +0.7pp |
| Scottish | 573 | 5.5% | 4.5% | 456 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +117 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 210 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 162 | 1.7% | 1.8% | +48 | +0.3pp |
| German | 168 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 168 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| Dutch | 148 | 1.4% | 1.0% | 119 | 1.3% | 0.9% | +29 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 83 | 0.8% | 3.9% | 3 | 0.0% | 1.5% | +80 | +0.8pp |
| New Zealander | 57 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 44 | 0.5% | 0.6% | +13 | 0.0pp |
| Welsh | 47 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 43 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 10,437 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9,278 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,159 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).