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 Wokalup were Australian, English and Italian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wokalup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wokalup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Harvey (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wokalup, with comparison markers for Harvey (S).
Australian
2021 count
122
% of total
47.8%
Change from 2016
+19.1pp
122
47.8%
+19.1pp
English
2021 count
76
% of total
29.8%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
76
29.8%
+1.1pp
Italian
2021 count
63
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
+8.6pp
63
24.7%
+8.6pp
Irish
2021 count
19
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
19
7.5%
+1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
14
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
14
5.5%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+15
+19.1pp
English
-31
+1.1pp
Italian
+3
+8.6pp
Irish
-4
+1.3pp
Scottish
-8
-0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wokalup. 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 | |
| Australian | 122 | 47.8% | 40.1% | 107 | 28.7% | 39.6% | +15 | +19.1pp |
| English | 76 | 29.8% | 45.3% | 107 | 28.7% | 43.9% | -31 | +1.1pp |
| Italian | 63 | 24.7% | 7.7% | 60 | 16.1% | 7.8% | +3 | +8.6pp |
| Irish | 19 | 7.5% | 9.0% | 23 | 6.2% | 9.5% | -4 | +1.3pp |
| Scottish | 14 | 5.5% | 9.4% | 22 | 5.9% | 9.0% | -8 | -0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).