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 Mooreville were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mooreville - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mooreville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mooreville, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Australian
2021 count
187
% of total
24.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
187
24.8%
+1.2pp
English
2021 count
162
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
162
21.5%
-2.0pp
Irish
2021 count
41
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
41
5.4%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
31
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
31
4.1%
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
17
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
17
2.3%
+2.1pp
German
2021 count
13
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
13
1.7%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-881
+1.2pp
English
-901
-2.0pp
Irish
-184
+0.4pp
Scottish
-139
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+6
+2.1pp
German
-56
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mooreville. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 187 | 24.8% | 23.1% | 1,068 | 23.6% | 24.0% | -881 | +1.2pp |
| English | 162 | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1,063 | 23.5% | 22.5% | -901 | -2.0pp |
| Irish | 41 | 5.4% | 4.7% | 225 | 5.0% | 5.2% | -184 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 31 | 4.1% | 4.6% | 170 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -139 | +0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 17 | 2.3% | 3.8% | 11 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +6 | +2.1pp |
| German | 13 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 69 | 1.5% | 1.7% | -56 | +0.2pp |
| Total | 755 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,518 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3,763 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).