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 Cunderdin (S) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cunderdin (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cunderdin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cunderdin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
647
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
647
25.0%
+1.5pp
English
2021 count
521
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
521
20.1%
+0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
96
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
96
3.7%
-0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
89
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
89
3.4%
-0.8pp
Filipino
2021 count
56
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
56
2.2%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
34
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
34
1.3%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
30
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
30
1.2%
+1.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
25
1.0%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
23
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
23
0.9%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
17
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
17
0.7%
+0.5pp
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-39
+1.5pp
English
-58
+0.2pp
Scottish
-29
-0.6pp
Irish
-33
-0.8pp
Filipino
-10
-0.1pp
German
-12
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+27
+1.1pp
Dutch
+6
+0.3pp
Italian
+1
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+10
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cunderdin (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 | 647 | 25.0% | 18.2% | 686 | 23.5% | 19.9% | -39 | +1.5pp |
| English | 521 | 20.1% | 20.0% | 579 | 19.9% | 19.7% | -58 | +0.2pp |
| Scottish | 96 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 125 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -29 | -0.6pp |
| Irish | 89 | 3.4% | 4.3% | 122 | 4.2% | 4.3% | -33 | -0.8pp |
| Filipino | 56 | 2.2% | 0.8% | 66 | 2.3% | 0.7% | -10 | -0.1pp |
| German | 34 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 46 | 1.6% | 1.7% | -12 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 30 | 1.2% | 3.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 1.5% | +27 | +1.1pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 19 | 0.7% | 0.9% | +6 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 23 | 0.9% | 1.9% | 22 | 0.8% | 1.8% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 17 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 7 | 0.2% | 0.6% | +10 | +0.5pp |
| Total | 2,591 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,914 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -323 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).