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 Bilingurr were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bilingurr - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Bilingurr in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bilingurr, with comparison markers for Broome (S).
Australian
2021 count
576
% of total
19.0%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
576
19.0%
-3.0pp
English
2021 count
490
% of total
16.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
490
16.2%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
262
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
+6.9pp
262
8.7%
+6.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
152
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
152
5.0%
+1.9pp
Irish
2021 count
125
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
125
4.1%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
63
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
63
2.1%
+0.2pp
German
2021 count
41
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
41
1.4%
-0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
34
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
34
1.1%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
23
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
23
0.8%
+0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
21
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
21
0.7%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-12
-3.0pp
English
+49
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+215
+6.9pp
Scottish
+68
+1.9pp
Irish
+16
0.0pp
Italian
+13
+0.2pp
German
-10
-0.5pp
Dutch
+6
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+7
+0.2pp
Chinese
-1
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Bilingurr. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 576 | 19.0% | 14.5% | 588 | 22.0% | 19.9% | -12 | -3.0pp |
| English | 490 | 16.2% | 13.9% | 441 | 16.5% | 14.6% | +49 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 262 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 47 | 1.8% | 6.1% | +215 | +6.9pp |
| Scottish | 152 | 5.0% | 3.6% | 84 | 3.1% | 3.5% | +68 | +1.9pp |
| Irish | 125 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 109 | 4.1% | 3.8% | +16 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 63 | 2.1% | 1.4% | 50 | 1.9% | 1.3% | +13 | +0.2pp |
| German | 41 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 51 | 1.9% | 1.5% | -10 | -0.5pp |
| Dutch | 34 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 28 | 1.0% | 0.7% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 23 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 16 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +7 | +0.2pp |
| Chinese | 21 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 22 | 0.8% | 0.9% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 3,028 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,677 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +351 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).