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 Myocum were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Myocum - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Myocum in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Myocum, with comparison markers for Byron (A).
English
2021 count
463
% of total
38.0%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
463
38.0%
-1.6pp
Australian
2021 count
378
% of total
31.1%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
378
31.1%
+1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
154
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
154
12.7%
+1.9pp
Irish
2021 count
148
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
148
12.2%
-0.5pp
German
2021 count
87
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
87
7.1%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
30
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
30
2.5%
+0.3pp
French
2021 count
27
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
27
2.2%
-0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
20
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
20
1.6%
-0.1pp
Spanish
2021 count
13
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
13
1.1%
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
12
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
12
1.0%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+73
-1.6pp
Australian
+85
+1.4pp
Scottish
+48
+1.9pp
Irish
+23
-0.5pp
German
+23
+0.6pp
Italian
+8
+0.3pp
French
+3
-0.2pp
Dutch
+3
-0.1pp
Spanish
+10
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+9
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Myocum. 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 | 463 | 38.0% | 40.3% | 390 | 39.6% | 39.2% | +73 | -1.6pp |
| Australian | 378 | 31.1% | 30.0% | 293 | 29.7% | 33.9% | +85 | +1.4pp |
| Scottish | 154 | 12.7% | 12.0% | 106 | 10.8% | 11.2% | +48 | +1.9pp |
| Irish | 148 | 12.2% | 15.3% | 125 | 12.7% | 14.8% | +23 | -0.5pp |
| German | 87 | 7.1% | 6.1% | 64 | 6.5% | 5.4% | +23 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 30 | 2.5% | 4.2% | 22 | 2.2% | 2.8% | +8 | +0.3pp |
| French | 27 | 2.2% | 1.9% | 24 | 2.4% | 1.3% | +3 | -0.2pp |
| Dutch | 20 | 1.6% | 2.0% | 17 | 1.7% | 1.8% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Spanish | 13 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0.6% | +10 | +0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 12 | 1.0% | 1.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +9 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).