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 Raworth were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Raworth - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Raworth in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Raworth, with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
English
2021 count
1,020
% of total
48.7%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
1,020
48.7%
+3.6pp
Australian
2021 count
985
% of total
47.0%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
985
47.0%
-2.2pp
Irish
2021 count
236
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
236
11.3%
-3.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
225
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
225
10.7%
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
104
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
104
5.0%
+4.0pp
German
2021 count
83
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
83
4.0%
-1.4pp
Italian
2021 count
29
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
29
1.4%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
24
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
24
1.1%
-0.2pp
Polish
2021 count
21
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
21
1.0%
+0.4pp
Greek
2021 count
19
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
19
0.9%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+213
+3.6pp
Australian
+105
-2.2pp
Irish
-31
-3.6pp
Scottish
+33
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+86
+4.0pp
German
-14
-1.4pp
Italian
+4
0.0pp
Dutch
+1
-0.2pp
Polish
+10
+0.4pp
Greek
+11
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Raworth. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,020 | 48.7% | 43.1% | 807 | 45.1% | 43.9% | +213 | +3.6pp |
| Australian | 985 | 47.0% | 44.3% | 880 | 49.2% | 45.6% | +105 | -2.2pp |
| Irish | 236 | 11.3% | 10.7% | 267 | 14.9% | 12.3% | -31 | -3.6pp |
| Scottish | 225 | 10.7% | 10.5% | 192 | 10.7% | 10.8% | +33 | 0.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 104 | 5.0% | 7.2% | 18 | 1.0% | 0.5% | +86 | +4.0pp |
| German | 83 | 4.0% | 4.3% | 97 | 5.4% | 4.7% | -14 | -1.4pp |
| Italian | 29 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 25 | 1.4% | 1.5% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 24 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 23 | 1.3% | 1.2% | +1 | -0.2pp |
| Polish | 21 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 11 | 0.6% | 1.0% | +10 | +0.4pp |
| Greek | 19 | 0.9% | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +11 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).