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 Carrolup were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Carrolup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Carrolup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katanning (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Carrolup, with comparison markers for Katanning (S).
Australian
2021 count
26
% of total
53.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
26
53.1%
0.0pp
English
2021 count
23
% of total
46.9%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
23
46.9%
+4.0pp
German
2021 count
12
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
12
24.5%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
0
0.0pp
English
+2
+4.0pp
German
-1
-2.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Carrolup. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katanning (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katanning (S)% | Count | % | Katanning (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 26 | 53.1% | 34.1% | 26 | 53.1% | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| English | 23 | 46.9% | 32.4% | 21 | 42.9% | 30.2% | +2 | +4.0pp |
| German | 12 | 24.5% | 3.5% | 13 | 26.5% | 3.8% | -1 | -2.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).