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 Allynbrook were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Allynbrook - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Allynbrook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Dungog (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Allynbrook, with comparison markers for Dungog (A).
English
2021 count
28
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+6.7pp
28
28.3%
+6.7pp
Australian
2021 count
17
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
17
17.2%
-4.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
13
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
13
13.1%
-0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+1
+6.7pp
Australian
-10
-4.4pp
Scottish
-4
-0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Allynbrook. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Dungog (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | % | Dungog (A)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 28 | 28.3% | 22.3% | 27 | 21.6% | 21.5% | +1 | +6.7pp |
| Australian | 17 | 17.2% | 24.2% | 27 | 21.6% | 24.1% | -10 | -4.4pp |
| Scottish | 13 | 13.1% | 5.3% | 17 | 13.6% | 5.2% | -4 | -0.5pp |
| Total | 99 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 125 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -26 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).