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 Quindalup were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Quindalup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Quindalup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Quindalup, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).
English
2021 count
762
% of total
51.2%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
762
51.2%
+1.4pp
Australian
2021 count
585
% of total
39.3%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
585
39.3%
+1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
169
% of total
11.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
169
11.4%
+1.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
152
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
152
10.2%
-4.0pp
German
2021 count
71
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
71
4.8%
+1.7pp
Italian
2021 count
52
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
52
3.5%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
30
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
30
2.0%
+0.2pp
New Zealander
2021 count
14
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
14
0.9%
-0.1pp
Canadian
2021 count
12
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
12
0.8%
+0.6pp
Maori
2021 count
10
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-
10
0.7%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+97
+1.4pp
Australian
+77
+1.3pp
Irish
+30
+1.0pp
Scottish
-38
-4.0pp
German
+29
+1.7pp
Italian
+4
-0.1pp
Dutch
+6
+0.2pp
New Zealander
0
-0.1pp
Canadian
+9
+0.6pp
Welsh
0
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Quindalup. 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 | 762 | 51.2% | 48.8% | 665 | 49.8% | 48.0% | +97 | +1.4pp |
| Australian | 585 | 39.3% | 39.5% | 508 | 38.0% | 40.3% | +77 | +1.3pp |
| Irish | 169 | 11.4% | 10.7% | 139 | 10.4% | 10.2% | +30 | +1.0pp |
| Scottish | 152 | 10.2% | 10.6% | 190 | 14.2% | 10.2% | -38 | -4.0pp |
| German | 71 | 4.8% | 3.6% | 42 | 3.1% | 3.5% | +29 | +1.7pp |
| Italian | 52 | 3.5% | 3.9% | 48 | 3.6% | 3.6% | +4 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 30 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 24 | 1.8% | 2.1% | +6 | +0.2pp |
| New Zealander | 14 | 0.9% | 1.2% | 14 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Canadian | 12 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +9 | +0.6pp |
| Maori | 10 | 0.7% | 0.5% | - | - | 0.5% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).