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 Ambergate were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Ambergate - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Ambergate in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ambergate, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
English
2021 count
297
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+4.3pp
297
26.5%
+4.3pp
Australian
2021 count
268
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
268
23.9%
-4.7pp
Irish
2021 count
49
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
49
4.4%
+1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
39
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
39
3.5%
-0.6pp
German
2021 count
21
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
21
1.9%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
19
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
19
1.7%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
14
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-
14
1.2%
-
New Zealander
2021 count
12
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
12
1.1%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+91
+4.3pp
Australian
+2
-4.7pp
Irish
+20
+1.3pp
Scottish
+1
-0.6pp
German
+2
-0.1pp
Italian
+10
+0.7pp
New Zealander
-1
-0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Ambergate. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | % | Busselton (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 297 | 26.5% | 24.4% | 206 | 22.2% | 24.0% | +91 | +4.3pp |
| Australian | 268 | 23.9% | 19.7% | 266 | 28.6% | 20.2% | +2 | -4.7pp |
| Irish | 49 | 4.4% | 5.4% | 29 | 3.1% | 5.1% | +20 | +1.3pp |
| Scottish | 39 | 3.5% | 5.3% | 38 | 4.1% | 5.1% | +1 | -0.6pp |
| German | 21 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 19 | 2.0% | 1.8% | +2 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 19 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 9 | 1.0% | 1.8% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 14 | 1.2% | 1.0% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| New Zealander | 12 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 13 | 1.4% | 0.7% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| Total | 1,122 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 930 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +192 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).