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 Cabonne (A) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cabonne (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cabonne (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cabonne (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
6,399
% of total
23.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
6,399
23.3%
-0.7pp
English
2021 count
5,763
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
5,763
21.0%
-0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
1,729
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,729
6.3%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,487
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
1,487
5.4%
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
642
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
642
2.3%
+2.2pp
German
2021 count
551
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
551
2.0%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
246
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
246
0.9%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
156
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
156
0.6%
0.0pp
Welsh
2021 count
77
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
77
0.3%
0.0pp
French
2021 count
77
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
77
0.3%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-22
-0.7pp
English
+90
-0.2pp
Irish
+29
-0.1pp
Scottish
+130
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+608
+2.2pp
German
+97
+0.3pp
Italian
+37
+0.1pp
Dutch
+6
0.0pp
Welsh
+10
0.0pp
French
+20
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cabonne (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 6,399 | 23.3% | 20.1% | 6,421 | 24.0% | 21.3% | -22 | -0.7pp |
| English | 5,763 | 21.0% | 20.5% | 5,673 | 21.2% | 20.4% | +90 | -0.2pp |
| Irish | 1,729 | 6.3% | 5.9% | 1,700 | 6.4% | 6.1% | +29 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 1,487 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1,357 | 5.1% | 5.3% | +130 | +0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 642 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 34 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +608 | +2.2pp |
| German | 551 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 454 | 1.7% | 2.1% | +97 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 246 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 209 | 0.8% | 1.3% | +37 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 156 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 150 | 0.6% | 0.6% | +6 | 0.0pp |
| Welsh | 77 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 67 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +10 | 0.0pp |
| French | 77 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 57 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +20 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 27,499 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 26,745 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +754 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).