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 Leonora were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Leonora - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Leonora in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Leonora (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Leonora, with comparison markers for Leonora (S).
Australian
2021 count
173
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-11.7pp
173
26.3%
-11.7pp
English
2021 count
148
% of total
22.5%
Change from 2016
-6.9pp
148
22.5%
-6.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
119
% of total
18.1%
Change from 2016
+11.8pp
119
18.1%
+11.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
48
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
48
7.3%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
44
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
44
6.7%
+0.9pp
Maori
2021 count
20
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
20
3.0%
+1.3pp
German
2021 count
20
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
20
3.0%
-1.0pp
Italian
2021 count
17
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
17
2.6%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
16
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
16
2.4%
+0.7pp
Thai
2021 count
12
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-
12
1.8%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-124
-11.7pp
English
-82
-6.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
+70
+11.8pp
Scottish
-5
+0.5pp
Irish
-1
+0.9pp
Maori
+7
+1.3pp
German
-11
-1.0pp
Italian
+2
+0.7pp
Dutch
+3
+0.7pp
Filipino
0
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Leonora. 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 | |
| Australian | 173 | 26.3% | 24.2% | 297 | 38.0% | 34.9% | -124 | -11.7pp |
| English | 148 | 22.5% | 26.1% | 230 | 29.4% | 30.6% | -82 | -6.9pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 119 | 18.1% | 8.9% | 49 | 6.3% | 4.0% | +70 | +11.8pp |
| Scottish | 48 | 7.3% | 6.0% | 53 | 6.8% | 6.1% | -5 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 44 | 6.7% | 6.0% | 45 | 5.8% | 6.3% | -1 | +0.9pp |
| Maori | 20 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 13 | 1.7% | 2.6% | +7 | +1.3pp |
| German | 20 | 3.0% | 2.4% | 31 | 4.0% | 3.1% | -11 | -1.0pp |
| Italian | 17 | 2.6% | 2.3% | 15 | 1.9% | 2.1% | +2 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 16 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 1.8% | +3 | +0.7pp |
| Thai | 12 | 1.8% | 0.9% | - | - | 0.6% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).