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 Stowport were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Stowport - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Stowport in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Stowport, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
English
2021 count
199
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
199
22.6%
+1.2pp
Australian
2021 count
198
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
198
22.4%
-2.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
54
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
54
6.1%
+3.0pp
Irish
2021 count
41
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
41
4.6%
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
26
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-
26
2.9%
-
German
2021 count
16
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
16
1.8%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-72
+1.2pp
Australian
-119
-2.6pp
Scottish
+15
+3.0pp
Irish
-7
+0.8pp
German
-1
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Stowport. 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 | |
| English | 199 | 22.6% | 21.5% | 271 | 21.4% | 22.5% | -72 | +1.2pp |
| Australian | 198 | 22.4% | 23.1% | 317 | 25.0% | 24.0% | -119 | -2.6pp |
| Scottish | 54 | 6.1% | 4.6% | 39 | 3.1% | 4.4% | +15 | +3.0pp |
| Irish | 41 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 48 | 3.8% | 5.2% | -7 | +0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 26 | 2.9% | 3.8% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| German | 16 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 17 | 1.3% | 1.7% | -1 | +0.5pp |
| Total | 882 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,266 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -384 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).