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 Broomehill-Tambellup (S) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Broomehill-Tambellup (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Broomehill-Tambellup (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Broomehill-Tambellup (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
429
% of total
41.0%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
429
41.0%
-1.7pp
English
2021 count
391
% of total
37.4%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
391
37.4%
-1.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
109
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+7.0pp
109
10.4%
+7.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
90
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
90
8.6%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
87
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
87
8.3%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
43
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
43
4.1%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
39
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
39
3.7%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
11
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
11
1.1%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-59
-1.7pp
English
-57
-1.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+70
+7.0pp
Scottish
-1
+0.6pp
Irish
-12
-0.4pp
German
0
+0.3pp
Italian
+2
+0.5pp
Dutch
+1
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Broomehill-Tambellup (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 | |
| Australian | 429 | 41.0% | 36.3% | 488 | 42.7% | 39.9% | -59 | -1.7pp |
| English | 391 | 37.4% | 40.0% | 448 | 39.2% | 39.4% | -57 | -1.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 109 | 10.4% | 7.8% | 39 | 3.4% | 3.1% | +70 | +7.0pp |
| Scottish | 90 | 8.6% | 9.0% | 91 | 8.0% | 8.8% | -1 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 87 | 8.3% | 8.6% | 99 | 8.7% | 8.7% | -12 | -0.4pp |
| German | 43 | 4.1% | 3.4% | 43 | 3.8% | 3.3% | 0 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 39 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 37 | 3.2% | 3.6% | +2 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 11 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 1.8% | +1 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).