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 Lower Wilmot were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lower Wilmot - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lower Wilmot in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kentish (M) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lower Wilmot, with comparison markers for Kentish (M).
Australian
2021 count
58
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
58
22.2%
+7.9pp
English
2021 count
53
% of total
20.3%
Change from 2016
-8.3pp
53
20.3%
-8.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
21
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
-
21
8.0%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+54
+7.9pp
English
+45
-8.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lower Wilmot. 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 | 58 | 22.2% | 21.4% | 4 | 14.3% | 22.9% | +54 | +7.9pp |
| English | 53 | 20.3% | 21.5% | 8 | 28.6% | 21.8% | +45 | -8.3pp |
| Scottish | 21 | 8.0% | 4.9% | - | - | 4.6% | - | - |
| Total | 261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 28 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +233 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).