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
38.4%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
2,463
38.4%
-1.6pp
English
2021 count
2,330
% of total
36.3%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
2,330
36.3%
+3.1pp
Irish
2021 count
757
% of total
11.8%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
757
11.8%
+0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
504
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
504
7.9%
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
291
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
291
4.5%
+4.1pp
German
2021 count
227
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
227
3.5%
-0.9pp
Chinese
2021 count
126
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
126
2.0%
+0.8pp
Italian
2021 count
67
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
67
1.0%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
49
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
49
0.8%
+0.2pp
New Zealander
2021 count
34
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
34
0.5%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-57
-1.6pp
English
+240
+3.1pp
Irish
+69
+0.9pp
Scottish
+57
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+264
+4.1pp
German
-49
-0.9pp
Chinese
+49
+0.8pp
Italian
+21
+0.3pp
Dutch
+11
+0.2pp
New Zealander
+14
+0.2pp
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 | 38.4% | 40.2% | 2,520 | 40.0% | 42.5% | -57 | -1.6pp |
| English | 2,330 | 36.3% | 40.9% | 2,090 | 33.2% | 40.8% | +240 | +3.1pp |
| Irish | 757 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 688 | 10.9% | 12.3% | +69 | +0.9pp |
| Scottish | 504 | 7.9% | 10.7% | 447 | 7.1% | 10.5% | +57 | +0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 291 | 4.5% | 6.1% | 27 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +264 | +4.1pp |
| German | 227 | 3.5% | 4.2% | 276 | 4.4% | 4.3% | -49 | -0.9pp |
| Chinese | 126 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 77 | 1.2% | 1.0% | +49 | +0.8pp |
| Italian | 67 | 1.0% | 2.8% | 46 | 0.7% | 2.6% | +21 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 49 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 38 | 0.6% | 1.3% | +11 | +0.2pp |
| New Zealander | 34 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 20 | 0.3% | 0.6% | +14 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).