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 Kojonup (S) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kojonup (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kojonup (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kojonup (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
English
2021 count
823
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
823
21.8%
-0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
812
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
812
21.5%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
188
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
188
5.0%
+0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
139
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
139
3.7%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
97
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
97
2.6%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
90
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
90
2.4%
+2.1pp
German
2021 count
63
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
63
1.7%
+0.2pp
Maori
2021 count
53
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
53
1.4%
-0.6pp
Filipino
2021 count
48
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
48
1.3%
+0.5pp
Welsh
2021 count
19
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
19
0.5%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-42
-0.1pp
Australian
-40
-0.1pp
Scottish
-5
+0.1pp
Irish
-7
0.0pp
Italian
+1
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+77
+2.1pp
German
+4
+0.2pp
Maori
-24
-0.6pp
Filipino
+16
+0.5pp
Welsh
+10
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kojonup (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 | |
| English | 823 | 21.8% | 20.0% | 865 | 21.9% | 19.7% | -42 | -0.1pp |
| Australian | 812 | 21.5% | 18.2% | 852 | 21.6% | 19.9% | -40 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 188 | 5.0% | 4.5% | 193 | 4.9% | 4.4% | -5 | +0.1pp |
| Irish | 139 | 3.7% | 4.3% | 146 | 3.7% | 4.3% | -7 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 97 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 96 | 2.4% | 1.8% | +1 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 90 | 2.4% | 3.9% | 13 | 0.3% | 1.5% | +77 | +2.1pp |
| German | 63 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 59 | 1.5% | 1.7% | +4 | +0.2pp |
| Maori | 53 | 1.4% | 0.6% | 77 | 2.0% | 0.6% | -24 | -0.6pp |
| Filipino | 48 | 1.3% | 0.8% | 32 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +16 | +0.5pp |
| Welsh | 19 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 9 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 3,772 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,948 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -176 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).