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 Binningup were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Binningup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Binningup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Harvey (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Binningup, with comparison markers for Harvey (S).
English
2021 count
613
% of total
47.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
613
47.3%
+0.8pp
Australian
2021 count
540
% of total
41.7%
Change from 2016
-5.7pp
540
41.7%
-5.7pp
Irish
2021 count
142
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
142
11.0%
+0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
120
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
120
9.3%
+1.5pp
Italian
2021 count
81
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
81
6.3%
+0.2pp
German
2021 count
41
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
41
3.2%
+0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
25
1.9%
-0.5pp
New Zealander
2021 count
22
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
22
1.7%
-0.1pp
South African
2021 count
18
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
18
1.4%
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
17
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
17
1.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+28
+0.8pp
Australian
-57
-5.7pp
Irish
+13
+0.8pp
Scottish
+22
+1.5pp
Italian
+4
+0.2pp
German
+3
+0.2pp
Dutch
-5
-0.5pp
New Zealander
-1
-0.1pp
South African
+7
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Binningup. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Harvey (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 613 | 47.3% | 45.3% | 585 | 46.5% | 43.9% | +28 | +0.8pp |
| Australian | 540 | 41.7% | 40.1% | 597 | 47.4% | 39.6% | -57 | -5.7pp |
| Irish | 142 | 11.0% | 9.0% | 129 | 10.2% | 9.5% | +13 | +0.8pp |
| Scottish | 120 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 98 | 7.8% | 9.0% | +22 | +1.5pp |
| Italian | 81 | 6.3% | 7.7% | 77 | 6.1% | 7.8% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| German | 41 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 38 | 3.0% | 3.0% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 30 | 2.4% | 2.2% | -5 | -0.5pp |
| New Zealander | 22 | 1.7% | 1.3% | 23 | 1.8% | 1.5% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| South African | 18 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 11 | 0.9% | 1.0% | +7 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 17 | 1.3% | 2.9% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).