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 Romaine were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Romaine - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Romaine in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Romaine, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Australian
2021 count
868
% of total
46.9%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
868
46.9%
-3.3pp
English
2021 count
812
% of total
43.9%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
812
43.9%
-1.8pp
Irish
2021 count
184
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
184
9.9%
-0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
181
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
181
9.8%
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
137
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+6.9pp
137
7.4%
+6.9pp
German
2021 count
57
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
57
3.1%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
23
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
23
1.2%
+0.4pp
New Zealander
2021 count
15
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
15
0.8%
+0.2pp
Filipino
2021 count
15
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
15
0.8%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
14
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
14
0.8%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+8
-3.3pp
English
+30
-1.8pp
Irish
+3
-0.7pp
Scottish
+23
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+129
+6.9pp
German
-2
-0.3pp
Dutch
+10
+0.4pp
New Zealander
+5
+0.2pp
Filipino
+1
0.0pp
Italian
0
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Romaine. 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 | 868 | 46.9% | 46.1% | 860 | 50.2% | 47.9% | +8 | -3.3pp |
| English | 812 | 43.9% | 42.9% | 782 | 45.7% | 45.1% | +30 | -1.8pp |
| Irish | 184 | 9.9% | 9.4% | 181 | 10.6% | 10.3% | +3 | -0.7pp |
| Scottish | 181 | 9.8% | 9.1% | 158 | 9.2% | 8.8% | +23 | +0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 137 | 7.4% | 7.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +129 | +6.9pp |
| German | 57 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 59 | 3.4% | 3.3% | -2 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 23 | 1.2% | 1.5% | 13 | 0.8% | 1.3% | +10 | +0.4pp |
| New Zealander | 15 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 14 | 0.8% | 0.5% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 14 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).