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 Baldry were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Baldry - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Baldry in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Baldry, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Australian
2021 count
41
% of total
61.2%
Change from 2016
+23.7pp
41
61.2%
+23.7pp
English
2021 count
34
% of total
50.7%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
34
50.7%
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
12
% of total
17.9%
Change from 2016
+8.5pp
12
17.9%
+8.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+5
+23.7pp
English
-13
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+3
+8.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Baldry. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cabonne (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | % | Cabonne (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 41 | 61.2% | 46.5% | 36 | 37.5% | 48.0% | +5 | +23.7pp |
| English | 34 | 50.7% | 41.9% | 47 | 49.0% | 42.4% | -13 | +1.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 12 | 17.9% | 4.7% | 9 | 9.4% | 0.3% | +3 | +8.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).