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 Djugun were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Djugun - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Djugun in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Djugun, with comparison markers for Broome (S).
Australian
2021 count
1,207
% of total
36.7%
Change from 2016
-9.4pp
1,207
36.7%
-9.4pp
English
2021 count
1,139
% of total
34.6%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
1,139
34.6%
-1.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
461
% of total
14.0%
Change from 2016
+10.8pp
461
14.0%
+10.8pp
Irish
2021 count
304
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
304
9.2%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
268
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
268
8.1%
-0.3pp
German
2021 count
101
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
101
3.1%
-0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
89
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
89
2.7%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
57
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
57
1.7%
-0.3pp
Filipino
2021 count
55
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
55
1.7%
+1.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
48
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
48
1.5%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-100
-9.4pp
English
+104
-1.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
+370
+10.8pp
Irish
+40
-0.1pp
Scottish
+31
-0.3pp
German
-5
-0.6pp
Italian
+12
0.0pp
Dutch
0
-0.3pp
Filipino
+45
+1.3pp
Chinese
+2
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Djugun. 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 | 1,207 | 36.7% | 28.9% | 1,307 | 46.1% | 39.9% | -100 | -9.4pp |
| English | 1,139 | 34.6% | 27.7% | 1,035 | 36.5% | 29.2% | +104 | -1.9pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 461 | 14.0% | 26.4% | 91 | 3.2% | 12.2% | +370 | +10.8pp |
| Irish | 304 | 9.2% | 7.7% | 264 | 9.3% | 7.7% | +40 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 268 | 8.1% | 7.2% | 237 | 8.4% | 7.0% | +31 | -0.3pp |
| German | 101 | 3.1% | 2.7% | 106 | 3.7% | 2.9% | -5 | -0.6pp |
| Italian | 89 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 77 | 2.7% | 2.6% | +12 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 57 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 57 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0 | -0.3pp |
| Filipino | 55 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 | 0.4% | 1.6% | +45 | +1.3pp |
| Chinese | 48 | 1.5% | 1.8% | 46 | 1.6% | 1.8% | +2 | -0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).