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 Molong were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Molong - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Molong in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cabonne (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Molong, with comparison markers for Cabonne (A).
Australian
2021 count
1,231
% of total
47.4%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
1,231
47.4%
-1.6pp
English
2021 count
1,084
% of total
41.8%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,084
41.8%
-1.0pp
Irish
2021 count
332
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
332
12.8%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
270
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
270
10.4%
-0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
164
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+6.1pp
164
6.3%
+6.1pp
German
2021 count
96
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
96
3.7%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
32
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
32
1.2%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
30
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
30
1.2%
+0.9pp
Maltese
2021 count
21
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
21
0.8%
+0.5pp
Welsh
2021 count
20
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
20
0.8%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-31
-1.6pp
English
-20
-1.0pp
Irish
-14
-0.6pp
Scottish
-11
-0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+158
+6.1pp
German
+18
+0.7pp
Dutch
+3
+0.1pp
Italian
+21
+0.9pp
Maltese
+14
+0.5pp
Welsh
+5
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Molong. 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 | 1,231 | 47.4% | 46.5% | 1,262 | 49.0% | 48.0% | -31 | -1.6pp |
| English | 1,084 | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1,104 | 42.8% | 42.4% | -20 | -1.0pp |
| Irish | 332 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 346 | 13.4% | 12.7% | -14 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 270 | 10.4% | 10.8% | 281 | 10.9% | 10.1% | -11 | -0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 164 | 6.3% | 4.7% | 6 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +158 | +6.1pp |
| German | 96 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 78 | 3.0% | 3.4% | +18 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 32 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 29 | 1.1% | 1.1% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 30 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 9 | 0.3% | 1.6% | +21 | +0.9pp |
| Maltese | 21 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 7 | 0.3% | 0.5% | +14 | +0.5pp |
| Welsh | 20 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 15 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +5 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).