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.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cunderdin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
647
% of total
49.7%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
647
49.7%
+2.6pp
English
2021 count
521
% of total
40.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
521
40.0%
+0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
96
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
96
7.4%
-1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
89
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
89
6.8%
-1.6pp
Filipino
2021 count
56
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
56
4.3%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
34
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
34
2.6%
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
30
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
30
2.3%
+2.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
25
1.9%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
23
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
23
1.8%
+0.3pp
New Zealander
2021 count
17
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
17
1.3%
+0.8pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-39
+2.6pp
English
-58
+0.3pp
Scottish
-29
-1.2pp
Irish
-33
-1.6pp
Filipino
-10
-0.2pp
German
-12
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+27
+2.1pp
Dutch
+6
+0.6pp
Italian
+1
+0.3pp
New Zealander
+10
+0.8pp
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 | 49.7% | 36.3% | 686 | 47.1% | 39.9% | -39 | +2.6pp |
| English | 521 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 579 | 39.7% | 39.4% | -58 | +0.3pp |
| Scottish | 96 | 7.4% | 9.0% | 125 | 8.6% | 8.8% | -29 | -1.2pp |
| Irish | 89 | 6.8% | 8.6% | 122 | 8.4% | 8.7% | -33 | -1.6pp |
| Filipino | 56 | 4.3% | 1.5% | 66 | 4.5% | 1.3% | -10 | -0.2pp |
| German | 34 | 2.6% | 3.4% | 46 | 3.2% | 3.3% | -12 | -0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 30 | 2.3% | 7.8% | 3 | 0.2% | 3.1% | +27 | +2.1pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 19 | 1.3% | 1.8% | +6 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 23 | 1.8% | 3.8% | 22 | 1.5% | 3.6% | +1 | +0.3pp |
| New Zealander | 17 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 7 | 0.5% | 1.3% | +10 | +0.8pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).