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 Tregeagle were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tregeagle - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tregeagle in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Lismore (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tregeagle, with comparison markers for Lismore (C).
Australian
2021 count
194
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
194
23.2%
+1.4pp
English
2021 count
185
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
185
22.2%
-0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
69
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
69
8.3%
+1.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
44
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
44
5.3%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
29
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
29
3.5%
+2.5pp
German
2021 count
18
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
18
2.2%
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
11
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
11
1.3%
+1.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-356
+1.4pp
English
-391
-0.6pp
Irish
-92
+1.9pp
Scottish
-84
+0.2pp
Italian
+4
+2.5pp
German
-24
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+5
+1.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tregeagle. 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 | 194 | 23.2% | 19.8% | 550 | 21.8% | 20.7% | -356 | +1.4pp |
| English | 185 | 22.2% | 20.6% | 576 | 22.8% | 20.6% | -391 | -0.6pp |
| Irish | 69 | 8.3% | 7.2% | 161 | 6.4% | 7.6% | -92 | +1.9pp |
| Scottish | 44 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 128 | 5.1% | 5.8% | -84 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 29 | 3.5% | 2.1% | 25 | 1.0% | 2.2% | +4 | +2.5pp |
| German | 18 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 42 | 1.7% | 2.4% | -24 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 11 | 1.3% | 2.8% | 6 | 0.2% | 0.5% | +5 | +1.1pp |
| Total | 835 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,526 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -1,691 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).