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 Canowindra (part) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Canowindra (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Canowindra (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Canowindra (part), with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Australian
2021 count
1,018
% of total
41.8%
Change from 2016
-7.4pp
1,018
41.8%
-7.4pp
English
2021 count
971
% of total
39.8%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
971
39.8%
-1.9pp
Irish
2021 count
329
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
329
13.5%
-0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
246
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
246
10.1%
+1.2pp
German
2021 count
112
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
112
4.6%
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
83
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+3.2pp
83
3.4%
+3.2pp
Italian
2021 count
33
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
33
1.4%
-0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
23
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
23
0.9%
+0.6pp
Dutch
2021 count
22
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
22
0.9%
0.0pp
Maltese
2021 count
20
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
20
0.8%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-94
-7.4pp
English
+30
-1.9pp
Irish
+18
-0.3pp
Scottish
+44
+1.2pp
German
+47
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+78
+3.2pp
Italian
-4
-0.2pp
Chinese
+17
+0.6pp
Dutch
+2
0.0pp
Maltese
+2
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Canowindra (part). 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 | 1,018 | 41.8% | 46.5% | 1,112 | 49.2% | 48.0% | -94 | -7.4pp |
| English | 971 | 39.8% | 41.9% | 941 | 41.7% | 42.4% | +30 | -1.9pp |
| Irish | 329 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 311 | 13.8% | 12.7% | +18 | -0.3pp |
| Scottish | 246 | 10.1% | 10.8% | 202 | 8.9% | 10.1% | +44 | +1.2pp |
| German | 112 | 4.6% | 4.0% | 65 | 2.9% | 3.4% | +47 | +1.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 83 | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +78 | +3.2pp |
| Italian | 33 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 37 | 1.6% | 1.6% | -4 | -0.2pp |
| Chinese | 23 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 6 | 0.3% | 0.4% | +17 | +0.6pp |
| Dutch | 22 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 20 | 0.9% | 1.1% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| Maltese | 20 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 18 | 0.8% | 0.5% | +2 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).