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 Barrington (Tas.) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Barrington (Tas.) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Barrington (Tas.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kentish (M) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Barrington (Tas.), with comparison markers for Kentish (M).
Australian
2021 count
99
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
99
24.6%
-2.5pp
English
2021 count
86
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
86
21.3%
-3.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
25
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
25
6.2%
+2.1pp
Irish
2021 count
13
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
13
3.2%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-6
-2.5pp
English
-8
-3.0pp
Scottish
+9
+2.1pp
Irish
+1
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Barrington (Tas.). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kentish (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 99 | 24.6% | 21.4% | 105 | 27.1% | 22.9% | -6 | -2.5pp |
| English | 86 | 21.3% | 21.5% | 94 | 24.3% | 21.8% | -8 | -3.0pp |
| Scottish | 25 | 6.2% | 4.9% | 16 | 4.1% | 4.6% | +9 | +2.1pp |
| Irish | 13 | 3.2% | 4.5% | 12 | 3.1% | 4.5% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 403 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 387 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +16 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).