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 Clergate were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Clergate - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Clergate in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clergate, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Australian
2021 count
112
% of total
54.4%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
112
54.4%
+1.1pp
English
2021 count
75
% of total
36.4%
Change from 2016
-8.4pp
75
36.4%
-8.4pp
Irish
2021 count
17
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
17
8.3%
-3.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
16
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
16
7.8%
-4.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
14
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-
14
6.8%
-
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
4.9%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
0
+1.1pp
English
-19
-8.4pp
Irish
-8
-3.6pp
Scottish
-10
-4.6pp
Italian
0
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Clergate. 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 | 112 | 54.4% | 46.5% | 112 | 53.3% | 48.0% | 0 | +1.1pp |
| English | 75 | 36.4% | 41.9% | 94 | 44.8% | 42.4% | -19 | -8.4pp |
| Irish | 17 | 8.3% | 12.6% | 25 | 11.9% | 12.7% | -8 | -3.6pp |
| Scottish | 16 | 7.8% | 10.8% | 26 | 12.4% | 10.1% | -10 | -4.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 14 | 6.8% | 4.7% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Italian | 10 | 4.9% | 1.8% | 10 | 4.8% | 1.6% | 0 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).