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 Sinclair were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Sinclair - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Sinclair in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sinclair, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).
Australian
2021 count
346
% of total
45.2%
Change from 2016
-9.2pp
346
45.2%
-9.2pp
English
2021 count
304
% of total
39.7%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
304
39.7%
+3.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
96
% of total
12.5%
Change from 2016
+4.2pp
96
12.5%
+4.2pp
Irish
2021 count
75
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
75
9.8%
+1.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
58
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
58
7.6%
+7.1pp
German
2021 count
42
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
42
5.5%
+0.7pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
22
2.9%
-0.3pp
Maori
2021 count
20
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
20
2.6%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-118
-9.2pp
English
-5
+3.4pp
Scottish
+25
+4.2pp
Irish
+2
+1.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+54
+7.1pp
German
+1
+0.7pp
Italian
-5
-0.3pp
Maori
+5
+0.9pp
Data table
Ancestry for Sinclair. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Esperance (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | % | Esperance (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 346 | 45.2% | 43.7% | 464 | 54.4% | 46.3% | -118 | -9.2pp |
| English | 304 | 39.7% | 39.8% | 309 | 36.3% | 38.8% | -5 | +3.4pp |
| Scottish | 96 | 12.5% | 10.1% | 71 | 8.3% | 9.0% | +25 | +4.2pp |
| Irish | 75 | 9.8% | 8.5% | 73 | 8.5% | 8.5% | +2 | +1.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 58 | 7.6% | 4.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 0.7% | +54 | +7.1pp |
| German | 42 | 5.5% | 4.6% | 41 | 4.8% | 4.0% | +1 | +0.7pp |
| Italian | 22 | 2.9% | 3.0% | 27 | 3.2% | 2.6% | -5 | -0.3pp |
| Maori | 20 | 2.6% | 1.0% | 15 | 1.7% | 1.0% | +5 | +0.9pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).