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 Cloncurry (S) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cloncurry (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cloncurry (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cloncurry (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Australian
2021 count
1,259
% of total
17.3%
Change from 2016
-6.0pp
1,259
17.3%
-6.0pp
English
2021 count
1,104
% of total
15.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
1,104
15.2%
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
815
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
+8.5pp
815
11.2%
+8.5pp
Irish
2021 count
358
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
358
4.9%
-1.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
272
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
272
3.7%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
137
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
137
1.9%
-0.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
67
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
67
0.9%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
64
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
64
0.9%
0.0pp
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
37
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
37
0.5%
+0.4pp
Maori
2021 count
33
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
33
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-154
-6.0pp
English
+255
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+653
+8.5pp
Irish
-12
-1.2pp
Scottish
+21
-0.4pp
German
+4
-0.3pp
Chinese
+2
-0.2pp
Italian
+12
0.0pp
Torres Strait Islander
+30
+0.4pp
Maori
0
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cloncurry (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,259 | 17.3% | 17.7% | 1,413 | 23.3% | 18.8% | -154 | -6.0pp |
| English | 1,104 | 15.2% | 19.8% | 849 | 14.0% | 19.6% | +255 | +1.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 815 | 11.2% | 2.6% | 162 | 2.7% | 0.6% | +653 | +8.5pp |
| Irish | 358 | 4.9% | 5.5% | 370 | 6.1% | 5.9% | -12 | -1.2pp |
| Scottish | 272 | 3.7% | 5.2% | 251 | 4.1% | 5.2% | +21 | -0.4pp |
| German | 137 | 1.9% | 3.2% | 133 | 2.2% | 3.3% | +4 | -0.3pp |
| Chinese | 67 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 65 | 1.1% | 0.8% | +2 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 64 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 52 | 0.9% | 1.5% | +12 | 0.0pp |
| Torres Strait Islander | 37 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 | 0.1% | 0.3% | +30 | +0.4pp |
| Maori | 33 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 33 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 7,268 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,077 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,191 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).