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 Kyogle (A) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kyogle (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kyogle (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kyogle (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
English
2021 count
3,831
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
3,831
40.9%
-0.3pp
Australian
2021 count
3,723
% of total
39.8%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
3,723
39.8%
-3.1pp
Irish
2021 count
1,281
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,281
13.7%
+0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,098
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,098
11.7%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
511
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
511
5.5%
+4.5pp
German
2021 count
418
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
418
4.5%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
154
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
154
1.6%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
103
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
103
1.1%
-0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
56
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
56
0.6%
+0.2pp
New Zealander
2021 count
55
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
55
0.6%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+149
-0.3pp
Australian
-113
-3.1pp
Irish
+123
+0.7pp
Scottish
+115
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+419
+4.5pp
German
+1
-0.2pp
Italian
0
-0.1pp
Dutch
-2
-0.1pp
Filipino
+23
+0.2pp
New Zealander
-5
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kyogle (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| English | 3,831 | 40.9% | 40.9% | 3,682 | 41.2% | 40.8% | +149 | -0.3pp |
| Australian | 3,723 | 39.8% | 40.2% | 3,836 | 42.9% | 42.5% | -113 | -3.1pp |
| Irish | 1,281 | 13.7% | 11.8% | 1,158 | 13.0% | 12.3% | +123 | +0.7pp |
| Scottish | 1,098 | 11.7% | 10.7% | 983 | 11.0% | 10.5% | +115 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 511 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 92 | 1.0% | 0.8% | +419 | +4.5pp |
| German | 418 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 417 | 4.7% | 4.3% | +1 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 154 | 1.6% | 2.8% | 154 | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 103 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 105 | 1.2% | 1.3% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Filipino | 56 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 33 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +23 | +0.2pp |
| New Zealander | 55 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 60 | 0.7% | 0.6% | -5 | -0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).