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 Kellerberrin (S) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kellerberrin (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kellerberrin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kellerberrin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
464
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
464
40.8%
-7.8pp
English
2021 count
461
% of total
40.5%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
461
40.5%
+2.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
100
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
100
8.8%
+0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
90
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
90
7.9%
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
64
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+4.8pp
64
5.6%
+4.8pp
Italian
2021 count
29
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
29
2.5%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
24
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
24
2.1%
-0.3pp
New Zealander
2021 count
20
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
20
1.8%
+0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
14
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
14
1.2%
0.0pp
Welsh
2021 count
12
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
12
1.1%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-131
-7.8pp
English
-2
+2.7pp
Scottish
-6
+0.1pp
Irish
+3
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+54
+4.8pp
Italian
+5
+0.5pp
German
-5
-0.3pp
New Zealander
+1
+0.2pp
Dutch
-1
0.0pp
Welsh
-2
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kellerberrin (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 | 464 | 40.8% | 36.3% | 595 | 48.6% | 39.9% | -131 | -7.8pp |
| English | 461 | 40.5% | 40.0% | 463 | 37.8% | 39.4% | -2 | +2.7pp |
| Scottish | 100 | 8.8% | 9.0% | 106 | 8.7% | 8.8% | -6 | +0.1pp |
| Irish | 90 | 7.9% | 8.6% | 87 | 7.1% | 8.7% | +3 | +0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 64 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 3.1% | +54 | +4.8pp |
| Italian | 29 | 2.5% | 3.8% | 24 | 2.0% | 3.6% | +5 | +0.5pp |
| German | 24 | 2.1% | 3.4% | 29 | 2.4% | 3.3% | -5 | -0.3pp |
| New Zealander | 20 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 19 | 1.6% | 1.3% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| Dutch | 14 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 15 | 1.2% | 1.8% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Welsh | 12 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 14 | 1.1% | 0.7% | -2 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).