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 Lake Grace (S) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lake Grace (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lake Grace (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lake Grace (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
558
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
558
22.2%
-1.9pp
English
2021 count
549
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
549
21.8%
+1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
126
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
126
5.0%
+1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
117
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
117
4.6%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
42
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
42
1.7%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
35
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
35
1.4%
+0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
27
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
27
1.1%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
25
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
25
1.0%
+0.9pp
New Zealander
2021 count
15
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
15
0.6%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
13
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
13
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-49
-1.9pp
English
+27
+1.1pp
Irish
+35
+1.4pp
Scottish
+8
+0.3pp
German
-2
0.0pp
Italian
+12
+0.5pp
Dutch
+3
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+22
+0.9pp
New Zealander
-1
0.0pp
Filipino
+1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lake Grace (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 | 558 | 22.2% | 18.2% | 607 | 24.1% | 19.9% | -49 | -1.9pp |
| English | 549 | 21.8% | 20.0% | 522 | 20.7% | 19.7% | +27 | +1.1pp |
| Irish | 126 | 5.0% | 4.3% | 91 | 3.6% | 4.3% | +35 | +1.4pp |
| Scottish | 117 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 109 | 4.3% | 4.4% | +8 | +0.3pp |
| German | 42 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 44 | 1.7% | 1.7% | -2 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 35 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 23 | 0.9% | 1.8% | +12 | +0.5pp |
| Dutch | 27 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 24 | 1.0% | 0.9% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 25 | 1.0% | 3.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 1.5% | +22 | +0.9pp |
| New Zealander | 15 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 16 | 0.6% | 0.6% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 13 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 12 | 0.5% | 0.7% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 2,518 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,518 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).