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 Jerramungup (S) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Jerramungup (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Jerramungup (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Jerramungup (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
537
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
537
23.5%
+2.7pp
English
2021 count
462
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
462
20.2%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
107
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
107
4.7%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
87
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
87
3.8%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
48
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
48
2.1%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
45
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
45
2.0%
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
39
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-
39
1.7%
-
New Zealander
2021 count
20
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
20
0.9%
+0.1pp
Maori
2021 count
16
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
16
0.7%
-0.4pp
South African
2021 count
14
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-
14
0.6%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+80
+2.7pp
English
-1
-0.9pp
Scottish
+9
+0.2pp
Irish
+6
+0.1pp
German
-3
-0.2pp
Italian
+12
+0.5pp
New Zealander
+2
+0.1pp
Maori
-9
-0.4pp
Dutch
-2
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Jerramungup (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 537 | 23.5% | 18.2% | 457 | 20.8% | 19.9% | +80 | +2.7pp |
| English | 462 | 20.2% | 20.0% | 463 | 21.1% | 19.7% | -1 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 107 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 98 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 87 | 3.8% | 4.3% | 81 | 3.7% | 4.3% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| German | 48 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 51 | 2.3% | 1.7% | -3 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 45 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 33 | 1.5% | 1.8% | +12 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 39 | 1.7% | 3.9% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| New Zealander | 20 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 18 | 0.8% | 0.6% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| Maori | 16 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 25 | 1.1% | 0.6% | -9 | -0.4pp |
| South African | 14 | 0.6% | 0.4% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Total | 2,288 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,196 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +92 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).