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 Jurien Bay were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Jurien Bay - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Jurien Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dandaragan (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Jurien Bay, with comparison markers for Dandaragan (S).
Australian
2021 count
874
% of total
44.0%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
874
44.0%
-4.2pp
English
2021 count
864
% of total
43.5%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
864
43.5%
+2.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
212
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
212
10.7%
+0.8pp
Irish
2021 count
175
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
175
8.8%
+0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
58
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-
58
2.9%
-
German
2021 count
57
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
57
2.9%
-0.8pp
Italian
2021 count
49
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
49
2.5%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
31
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
31
1.6%
-0.9pp
New Zealander
2021 count
18
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
18
0.9%
-0.1pp
Indonesian
2021 count
16
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
16
0.8%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+25
-4.2pp
English
+145
+2.7pp
Scottish
+38
+0.8pp
Irish
+30
+0.6pp
German
-8
-0.8pp
Italian
+14
+0.5pp
Dutch
-13
-0.9pp
New Zealander
+1
-0.1pp
Indonesian
+13
+0.6pp
French
+10
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Jurien Bay. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dandaragan (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | % | Dandaragan (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 874 | 44.0% | 42.9% | 849 | 48.2% | 45.7% | +25 | -4.2pp |
| English | 864 | 43.5% | 42.1% | 719 | 40.8% | 40.6% | +145 | +2.7pp |
| Scottish | 212 | 10.7% | 10.5% | 174 | 9.9% | 10.4% | +38 | +0.8pp |
| Irish | 175 | 8.8% | 8.4% | 145 | 8.2% | 7.8% | +30 | +0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 58 | 2.9% | 2.8% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| German | 57 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 65 | 3.7% | 4.0% | -8 | -0.8pp |
| Italian | 49 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 35 | 2.0% | 2.1% | +14 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 31 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 44 | 2.5% | 2.1% | -13 | -0.9pp |
| New Zealander | 18 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 17 | 1.0% | 1.2% | +1 | -0.1pp |
| Indonesian | 16 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 0.1% | +13 | +0.6pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).