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 were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kojonup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kojonup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kojonup (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kojonup, with comparison markers for Kojonup (S).
Australian
2021 count
473
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
473
40.9%
+1.8pp
English
2021 count
472
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
472
40.8%
-2.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
118
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
118
10.2%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
87
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
87
7.5%
-0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
82
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
82
7.1%
+6.5pp
Italian
2021 count
53
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
53
4.6%
-0.5pp
Maori
2021 count
51
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
51
4.4%
-0.6pp
Filipino
2021 count
49
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
49
4.2%
+1.6pp
German
2021 count
33
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
33
2.9%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
12
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
12
1.0%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-34
+1.8pp
English
-88
-2.3pp
Scottish
-10
+0.3pp
Irish
-15
-0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+74
+6.5pp
Italian
-13
-0.5pp
Maori
-14
-0.6pp
Filipino
+15
+1.6pp
German
-5
0.0pp
Dutch
+1
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kojonup. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kojonup (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Kojonup (S)% | Count | % | Kojonup (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 473 | 40.9% | 42.7% | 507 | 39.1% | 42.9% | -34 | +1.8pp |
| English | 472 | 40.8% | 43.3% | 560 | 43.1% | 43.6% | -88 | -2.3pp |
| Scottish | 118 | 10.2% | 9.9% | 128 | 9.9% | 9.7% | -10 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 87 | 7.5% | 7.3% | 102 | 7.9% | 7.4% | -15 | -0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 82 | 7.1% | 4.7% | 8 | 0.6% | 0.7% | +74 | +6.5pp |
| Italian | 53 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 66 | 5.1% | 4.8% | -13 | -0.5pp |
| Maori | 51 | 4.4% | 2.8% | 65 | 5.0% | 3.9% | -14 | -0.6pp |
| Filipino | 49 | 4.2% | 2.5% | 34 | 2.6% | 1.6% | +15 | +1.6pp |
| German | 33 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 38 | 2.9% | 3.0% | -5 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 12 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 11 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +1 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).