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 Junee (A) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Junee (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Junee (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Junee (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
2,463
% of total
19.2%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
2,463
19.2%
-0.9pp
English
2021 count
2,330
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
2,330
18.2%
+1.6pp
Irish
2021 count
757
% of total
5.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
757
5.9%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
504
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
504
3.9%
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
291
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
291
2.3%
+2.1pp
German
2021 count
227
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
227
1.8%
-0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
126
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
126
1.0%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
67
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
67
0.5%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
49
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
49
0.4%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
34
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
34
0.3%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-57
-0.9pp
English
+240
+1.6pp
Irish
+69
+0.4pp
Scottish
+57
+0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+264
+2.1pp
German
-49
-0.4pp
Chinese
+49
+0.4pp
Italian
+21
+0.1pp
Dutch
+11
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+14
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Junee (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,463 | 19.2% | 20.1% | 2,520 | 20.1% | 21.3% | -57 | -0.9pp |
| English | 2,330 | 18.2% | 20.5% | 2,090 | 16.6% | 20.4% | +240 | +1.6pp |
| Irish | 757 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 688 | 5.5% | 6.1% | +69 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 504 | 3.9% | 5.4% | 447 | 3.6% | 5.3% | +57 | +0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 291 | 2.3% | 3.1% | 27 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +264 | +2.1pp |
| German | 227 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 276 | 2.2% | 2.1% | -49 | -0.4pp |
| Chinese | 126 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 77 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +49 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 67 | 0.5% | 1.4% | 46 | 0.4% | 1.3% | +21 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 49 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 38 | 0.3% | 0.6% | +11 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 34 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 20 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +14 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 12,810 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12,565 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +245 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).