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 Kingston (DC) (SA) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kingston (DC) (SA) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kingston (DC) (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kingston (DC) (SA), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
1,099
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
1,099
23.8%
+0.4pp
English
2021 count
1,020
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
1,020
22.1%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
256
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
256
5.5%
+0.7pp
German
2021 count
189
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
189
4.1%
-1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
142
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
142
3.1%
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
55
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
55
1.2%
+1.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
29
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
29
0.6%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
23
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
23
0.5%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
15
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
15
0.3%
+0.2pp
Greek
2021 count
11
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
11
0.2%
+0.1pp
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+6
+0.4pp
English
-17
-0.1pp
Scottish
+32
+0.7pp
German
-56
-1.1pp
Irish
-1
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+48
+1.1pp
Dutch
+4
+0.1pp
Italian
+3
+0.1pp
New Zealander
+10
+0.2pp
Greek
+7
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kingston (DC) (SA). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,099 | 23.8% | 20.3% | 1,093 | 23.4% | 21.0% | +6 | +0.4pp |
| English | 1,020 | 22.1% | 21.0% | 1,037 | 22.2% | 20.5% | -17 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 256 | 5.5% | 4.6% | 224 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +32 | +0.7pp |
| German | 189 | 4.1% | 5.3% | 245 | 5.2% | 5.4% | -56 | -1.1pp |
| Irish | 142 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 143 | 3.1% | 3.9% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 55 | 1.2% | 2.2% | 7 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +48 | +1.1pp |
| Dutch | 29 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 25 | 0.5% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 23 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 20 | 0.4% | 1.1% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 15 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +10 | +0.2pp |
| Greek | 11 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 4,623 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,671 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -48 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).