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 Leschenault were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Leschenault - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Leschenault in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Harvey (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Leschenault, with comparison markers for Harvey (S).
English
2021 count
1,486
% of total
48.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,486
48.6%
-0.9pp
Australian
2021 count
1,306
% of total
42.7%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
1,306
42.7%
+2.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
359
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
359
11.7%
+2.1pp
Irish
2021 count
293
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
293
9.6%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
182
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
182
6.0%
-0.3pp
German
2021 count
113
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
113
3.7%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
64
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
64
2.1%
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
46
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
46
1.5%
+1.4pp
South African
2021 count
41
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
41
1.3%
+0.3pp
New Zealander
2021 count
34
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
34
1.1%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+36
-0.9pp
Australian
+114
+2.0pp
Scottish
+77
+2.1pp
Irish
+22
+0.4pp
Italian
-2
-0.3pp
German
+24
+0.7pp
Dutch
-15
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+43
+1.4pp
South African
+12
+0.3pp
New Zealander
-7
-0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Leschenault. 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 | 1,486 | 48.6% | 45.3% | 1,450 | 49.5% | 43.9% | +36 | -0.9pp |
| Australian | 1,306 | 42.7% | 40.1% | 1,192 | 40.7% | 39.6% | +114 | +2.0pp |
| Scottish | 359 | 11.7% | 9.4% | 282 | 9.6% | 9.0% | +77 | +2.1pp |
| Irish | 293 | 9.6% | 9.0% | 271 | 9.2% | 9.5% | +22 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 182 | 6.0% | 7.7% | 184 | 6.3% | 7.8% | -2 | -0.3pp |
| German | 113 | 3.7% | 3.2% | 89 | 3.0% | 3.0% | +24 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 64 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 79 | 2.7% | 2.2% | -15 | -0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 46 | 1.5% | 2.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +43 | +1.4pp |
| South African | 41 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 29 | 1.0% | 1.0% | +12 | +0.3pp |
| New Zealander | 34 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 41 | 1.4% | 1.5% | -7 | -0.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).