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 Tindal were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tindal - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tindal in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katherine (T) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tindal, with comparison markers for Katherine (T).
Australian
2021 count
423
% of total
49.8%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
423
49.8%
-1.5pp
English
2021 count
326
% of total
38.4%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
326
38.4%
+3.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
81
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
81
9.5%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
81
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
81
9.5%
-0.9pp
German
2021 count
58
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
58
6.8%
+1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
41
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
-
41
4.8%
-
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
22
2.6%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
16
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
16
1.9%
+1.2pp
Filipino
2021 count
13
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
13
1.5%
+0.8pp
Indian
2021 count
12
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
12
1.4%
+1.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-17
-1.5pp
English
+28
+3.6pp
Scottish
-5
-0.5pp
Irish
-8
-0.9pp
German
+13
+1.5pp
Italian
-3
-0.3pp
Dutch
+10
+1.2pp
Filipino
+7
+0.8pp
Indian
+9
+1.0pp
Chinese
-2
-0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tindal. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 423 | 49.8% | 29.9% | 440 | 51.3% | 38.2% | -17 | -1.5pp |
| English | 326 | 38.4% | 24.3% | 298 | 34.8% | 24.4% | +28 | +3.6pp |
| Scottish | 81 | 9.5% | 6.8% | 86 | 10.0% | 7.0% | -5 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 81 | 9.5% | 7.6% | 89 | 10.4% | 7.4% | -8 | -0.9pp |
| German | 58 | 6.8% | 4.3% | 45 | 5.3% | 4.2% | +13 | +1.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 41 | 4.8% | 23.0% | - | - | 8.1% | - | - |
| Italian | 22 | 2.6% | 1.6% | 25 | 2.9% | 1.5% | -3 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 16 | 1.9% | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 0.8% | +10 | +1.2pp |
| Filipino | 13 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 2.7% | +7 | +0.8pp |
| Indian | 12 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1.3% | +9 | +1.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).