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 Goomalling were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Goomalling - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Goomalling in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Goomalling (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Goomalling, with comparison markers for Goomalling (S).
Australian
2021 count
208
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
208
40.9%
+1.0pp
English
2021 count
203
% of total
40.0%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
203
40.0%
-0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
50
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
50
9.8%
+1.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
41
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
41
8.1%
+1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
22
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
22
4.3%
+3.4pp
German
2021 count
19
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
19
3.7%
+1.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
11
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
11
2.2%
-1.4pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
10
2.0%
+0.8pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-16
+1.0pp
English
-25
-0.6pp
Irish
+4
+1.6pp
Scottish
+4
+1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+17
+3.4pp
German
+4
+1.0pp
Dutch
-9
-1.4pp
Italian
+3
+0.8pp
Data table
Ancestry for Goomalling. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goomalling (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Goomalling (S)% | Count | % | Goomalling (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 208 | 40.9% | 39.8% | 224 | 39.9% | 47.7% | -16 | +1.0pp |
| English | 203 | 40.0% | 44.5% | 228 | 40.6% | 41.2% | -25 | -0.6pp |
| Irish | 50 | 9.8% | 11.1% | 46 | 8.2% | 8.6% | +4 | +1.6pp |
| Scottish | 41 | 8.1% | 8.6% | 37 | 6.6% | 7.4% | +4 | +1.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 22 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 0.5% | +17 | +3.4pp |
| German | 19 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 1.9% | +4 | +1.0pp |
| Dutch | 11 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 20 | 3.6% | 2.6% | -9 | -1.4pp |
| Italian | 10 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 2.1% | +3 | +0.8pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).