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 Barnawartha were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Barnawartha - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Barnawartha in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Indigo (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Barnawartha, with comparison markers for Indigo (S).
Australian
2021 count
469
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
469
23.9%
+4.7pp
English
2021 count
436
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
436
22.2%
-1.5pp
Irish
2021 count
120
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
120
6.1%
+1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
88
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
88
4.5%
-0.9pp
German
2021 count
62
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
62
3.2%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
35
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-
35
1.8%
-
Dutch
2021 count
16
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-
16
0.8%
-
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-
10
0.5%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+408
+4.7pp
English
+361
-1.5pp
Irish
+105
+1.4pp
Scottish
+71
-0.9pp
German
+54
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Barnawartha. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Indigo (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Indigo (S)% | Count | % | Indigo (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 469 | 23.9% | 21.4% | 61 | 19.2% | 21.5% | +408 | +4.7pp |
| English | 436 | 22.2% | 21.9% | 75 | 23.7% | 20.9% | +361 | -1.5pp |
| Irish | 120 | 6.1% | 7.4% | 15 | 4.7% | 6.9% | +105 | +1.4pp |
| Scottish | 88 | 4.5% | 6.3% | 17 | 5.4% | 5.9% | +71 | -0.9pp |
| German | 62 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 8 | 2.5% | 3.1% | +54 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 35 | 1.8% | 0.7% | - | - | 0.0% | - | - |
| Dutch | 16 | 0.8% | 1.0% | - | - | 0.9% | - | - |
| Italian | 10 | 0.5% | 1.2% | - | - | 1.1% | - | - |
| Total | 1,961 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 317 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,644 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).