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 Corrigin (S) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Corrigin (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Corrigin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Corrigin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
507
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
507
25.4%
+2.0pp
English
2021 count
448
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
448
22.4%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
97
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
97
4.9%
+1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
73
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
73
3.7%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
26
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
26
1.3%
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
25
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
25
1.3%
-
Italian
2021 count
21
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
21
1.1%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
18
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
18
0.9%
+0.2pp
Maori
2021 count
15
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
15
0.8%
+0.3pp
Welsh
2021 count
15
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
15
0.8%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-26
+2.0pp
English
-63
-0.1pp
Scottish
+15
+1.3pp
Irish
-13
-0.1pp
German
+3
+0.3pp
Italian
-5
0.0pp
Dutch
+2
+0.2pp
Maori
+4
+0.3pp
Welsh
+12
+0.7pp
Polish
+7
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Corrigin (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 507 | 25.4% | 18.2% | 533 | 23.4% | 19.9% | -26 | +2.0pp |
| English | 448 | 22.4% | 20.0% | 511 | 22.5% | 19.7% | -63 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 97 | 4.9% | 4.5% | 82 | 3.6% | 4.4% | +15 | +1.3pp |
| Irish | 73 | 3.7% | 4.3% | 86 | 3.8% | 4.3% | -13 | -0.1pp |
| German | 26 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 23 | 1.0% | 1.7% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 25 | 1.3% | 3.9% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| Italian | 21 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 26 | 1.1% | 1.8% | -5 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 18 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 16 | 0.7% | 0.9% | +2 | +0.2pp |
| Maori | 15 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 11 | 0.5% | 0.6% | +4 | +0.3pp |
| Welsh | 15 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 3 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +12 | +0.7pp |
| Total | 1,998 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,274 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -276 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).