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 Leinster were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Leinster - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Leinster in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Leonora (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Leinster, with comparison markers for Leonora (S).
English
2021 count
240
% of total
33.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
240
33.5%
+0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
194
% of total
27.1%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
194
27.1%
-5.4pp
Irish
2021 count
55
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
55
7.7%
-0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
38
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
38
5.3%
+0.1pp
Maori
2021 count
27
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
27
3.8%
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
23
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
23
3.2%
+2.7pp
Filipino
2021 count
20
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
20
2.8%
+1.8pp
New Zealander
2021 count
18
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
18
2.5%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
18
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
18
2.5%
-0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
17
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
17
2.4%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+48
+0.5pp
Australian
+5
-5.4pp
Irish
+9
-0.2pp
Scottish
+8
+0.1pp
Maori
+12
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+20
+2.7pp
Filipino
+14
+1.8pp
New Zealander
+3
-0.1pp
German
0
-0.6pp
Italian
+7
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Leinster. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Leonora (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Leonora (S)% | Count | % | Leonora (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 240 | 33.5% | 26.1% | 192 | 33.0% | 30.6% | +48 | +0.5pp |
| Australian | 194 | 27.1% | 24.2% | 189 | 32.5% | 34.9% | +5 | -5.4pp |
| Irish | 55 | 7.7% | 6.0% | 46 | 7.9% | 6.3% | +9 | -0.2pp |
| Scottish | 38 | 5.3% | 6.0% | 30 | 5.2% | 6.1% | +8 | +0.1pp |
| Maori | 27 | 3.8% | 3.4% | 15 | 2.6% | 2.6% | +12 | +1.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 23 | 3.2% | 8.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 4.0% | +20 | +2.7pp |
| Filipino | 20 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 1.0% | +14 | +1.8pp |
| New Zealander | 18 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 2.1% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| German | 18 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 18 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0 | -0.6pp |
| Italian | 17 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 2.1% | +7 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).