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 Kondinin (S) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kondinin (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kondinin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kondinin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
360
% of total
21.6%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
360
21.6%
+1.3pp
English
2021 count
353
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
353
21.2%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
86
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
86
5.2%
-0.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
79
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
79
4.7%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
53
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
53
3.2%
+2.7pp
Italian
2021 count
24
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
24
1.4%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
23
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
23
1.4%
+0.1pp
Maori
2021 count
11
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
11
0.7%
+0.2pp
Dutch
2021 count
11
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
11
0.7%
0.0pp
Welsh
2021 count
10
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
0.6%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+9
+1.3pp
English
-21
-0.4pp
Irish
-12
-0.5pp
Scottish
-7
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+45
+2.7pp
Italian
+8
+0.5pp
German
+1
+0.1pp
Maori
+2
+0.2pp
Dutch
-1
0.0pp
Welsh
+2
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kondinin (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 | |
| Australian | 360 | 21.6% | 18.2% | 351 | 20.3% | 19.9% | +9 | +1.3pp |
| English | 353 | 21.2% | 20.0% | 374 | 21.6% | 19.7% | -21 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 86 | 5.2% | 4.3% | 98 | 5.7% | 4.3% | -12 | -0.5pp |
| Scottish | 79 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 86 | 5.0% | 4.4% | -7 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 53 | 3.2% | 3.9% | 8 | 0.5% | 1.5% | +45 | +2.7pp |
| Italian | 24 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 1.8% | +8 | +0.5pp |
| German | 23 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 22 | 1.3% | 1.7% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Maori | 11 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 0.6% | +2 | +0.2pp |
| Dutch | 11 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 12 | 0.7% | 0.9% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Welsh | 10 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 1,667 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,730 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -63 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).