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 Coopers Shoot were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Coopers Shoot - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Coopers Shoot in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Coopers Shoot, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
English
2021 count
157
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
157
19.6%
+1.7pp
Australian
2021 count
154
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
154
19.3%
-1.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
52
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
52
6.5%
+1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
44
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
44
5.5%
-1.5pp
German
2021 count
27
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
27
3.4%
-0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
19
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
19
2.4%
+0.7pp
French
2021 count
12
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
12
1.5%
+0.2pp
Japanese
2021 count
10
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
10
1.3%
+0.5pp
American
2021 count
10
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
10
1.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+62
+1.7pp
Australian
+46
-1.1pp
Scottish
+24
+1.2pp
Irish
+7
-1.5pp
German
+7
-0.4pp
Italian
+10
+0.7pp
French
+5
+0.2pp
Japanese
+6
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Coopers Shoot. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | % | Byron (A)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 157 | 19.6% | 20.2% | 95 | 17.9% | 19.6% | +62 | +1.7pp |
| Australian | 154 | 19.3% | 15.0% | 108 | 20.4% | 17.0% | +46 | -1.1pp |
| Scottish | 52 | 6.5% | 6.0% | 28 | 5.3% | 5.6% | +24 | +1.2pp |
| Irish | 44 | 5.5% | 7.6% | 37 | 7.0% | 7.4% | +7 | -1.5pp |
| German | 27 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 20 | 3.8% | 2.7% | +7 | -0.4pp |
| Italian | 19 | 2.4% | 2.1% | 9 | 1.7% | 1.4% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| French | 12 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 0.7% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Japanese | 10 | 1.3% | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +6 | +0.5pp |
| American | 10 | 1.3% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Total | 800 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 530 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +270 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).