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 Jiggi were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Jiggi - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Jiggi in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Jiggi, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
Australian
2021 count
164
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
164
22.9%
+4.6pp
English
2021 count
150
% of total
20.9%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
150
20.9%
+1.2pp
Irish
2021 count
45
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
45
6.3%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
38
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
38
5.3%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
18
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
18
2.5%
+0.7pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
10
1.4%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+124
+4.6pp
English
+107
+1.2pp
Irish
+31
-0.1pp
Scottish
+26
-0.2pp
German
+14
+0.7pp
Italian
+6
-0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Jiggi. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Lismore (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | % | Lismore (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 164 | 22.9% | 19.8% | 40 | 18.3% | 20.7% | +124 | +4.6pp |
| English | 150 | 20.9% | 20.6% | 43 | 19.7% | 20.6% | +107 | +1.2pp |
| Irish | 45 | 6.3% | 7.2% | 14 | 6.4% | 7.6% | +31 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 38 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 12 | 5.5% | 5.8% | +26 | -0.2pp |
| German | 18 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 2.4% | +14 | +0.7pp |
| Italian | 10 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 4 | 1.8% | 2.2% | +6 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 717 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 218 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +499 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).