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 Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
2,604
% of total
44.1%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
2,604
44.1%
-1.4pp
English
2021 count
2,469
% of total
41.8%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
2,469
41.8%
+3.6pp
German
2021 count
560
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
560
9.5%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
546
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
546
9.2%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
509
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
509
8.6%
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
137
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
137
2.3%
+1.9pp
Italian
2021 count
108
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
108
1.8%
+0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
97
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
97
1.6%
+0.3pp
Croatian
2021 count
39
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
39
0.7%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
30
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
30
0.5%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+97
-1.4pp
English
+366
+3.6pp
German
+59
+0.4pp
Scottish
+48
+0.2pp
Irish
+57
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+115
+1.9pp
Italian
+29
+0.4pp
Dutch
+26
+0.3pp
Croatian
+8
+0.1pp
Filipino
+8
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,604 | 44.1% | 40.5% | 2,507 | 45.5% | 42.1% | +97 | -1.4pp |
| English | 2,469 | 41.8% | 42.0% | 2,103 | 38.2% | 41.1% | +366 | +3.6pp |
| German | 560 | 9.5% | 10.7% | 501 | 9.1% | 10.9% | +59 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 546 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 498 | 9.0% | 9.0% | +48 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 509 | 8.6% | 7.7% | 452 | 8.2% | 7.8% | +57 | +0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 137 | 2.3% | 4.3% | 22 | 0.4% | 1.2% | +115 | +1.9pp |
| Italian | 108 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 79 | 1.4% | 2.1% | +29 | +0.4pp |
| Dutch | 97 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 71 | 1.3% | 1.6% | +26 | +0.3pp |
| Croatian | 39 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 31 | 0.6% | 0.3% | +8 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 22 | 0.4% | 0.7% | +8 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).