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 Lockhart (A) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lockhart (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lockhart (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lockhart (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
1,393
% of total
42.0%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
1,393
42.0%
-2.4pp
English
2021 count
1,289
% of total
38.8%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
1,289
38.8%
+2.5pp
Irish
2021 count
509
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
509
15.3%
+1.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
432
% of total
13.0%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
432
13.0%
+2.0pp
German
2021 count
304
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
304
9.2%
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
164
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+4.5pp
164
4.9%
+4.5pp
Italian
2021 count
51
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
51
1.5%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
35
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
35
1.1%
-0.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
20
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
20
0.6%
-0.2pp
American
2021 count
17
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
17
0.5%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+7
-2.4pp
English
+156
+2.5pp
Irish
+75
+1.4pp
Scottish
+88
+2.0pp
German
+53
+1.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+150
+4.5pp
Italian
+25
+0.7pp
Dutch
-8
-0.3pp
Chinese
-4
-0.2pp
American
+6
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lockhart (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,393 | 42.0% | 40.2% | 1,386 | 44.4% | 42.5% | +7 | -2.4pp |
| English | 1,289 | 38.8% | 40.9% | 1,133 | 36.3% | 40.8% | +156 | +2.5pp |
| Irish | 509 | 15.3% | 11.8% | 434 | 13.9% | 12.3% | +75 | +1.4pp |
| Scottish | 432 | 13.0% | 10.7% | 344 | 11.0% | 10.5% | +88 | +2.0pp |
| German | 304 | 9.2% | 4.2% | 251 | 8.0% | 4.3% | +53 | +1.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 164 | 4.9% | 6.1% | 14 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +150 | +4.5pp |
| Italian | 51 | 1.5% | 2.8% | 26 | 0.8% | 2.6% | +25 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 35 | 1.1% | 1.4% | 43 | 1.4% | 1.3% | -8 | -0.3pp |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.6% | 1.0% | 24 | 0.8% | 1.0% | -4 | -0.2pp |
| American | 17 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +6 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).