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 Bouvard were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Bouvard - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Bouvard in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bouvard, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
English
2021 count
473
% of total
25.9%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
473
25.9%
-1.8pp
Australian
2021 count
298
% of total
16.3%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
298
16.3%
-1.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
110
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
110
6.0%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
93
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
93
5.1%
-0.6pp
German
2021 count
44
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
44
2.4%
+0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
28
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
28
1.5%
-0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
24
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
24
1.3%
-
Italian
2021 count
24
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
24
1.3%
0.0pp
French
2021 count
19
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
19
1.0%
+0.2pp
Welsh
2021 count
14
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
14
0.8%
-0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+18
-1.8pp
Australian
+14
-1.0pp
Scottish
+20
+0.5pp
Irish
-1
-0.6pp
German
+10
+0.3pp
Dutch
+2
-0.1pp
Italian
+3
0.0pp
French
+6
+0.2pp
Welsh
-4
-0.3pp
Chinese
+7
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Bouvard. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 473 | 25.9% | 24.0% | 455 | 27.7% | 23.7% | +18 | -1.8pp |
| Australian | 298 | 16.3% | 17.6% | 284 | 17.3% | 17.9% | +14 | -1.0pp |
| Scottish | 110 | 6.0% | 5.1% | 90 | 5.5% | 5.1% | +20 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 93 | 5.1% | 4.8% | 94 | 5.7% | 4.9% | -1 | -0.6pp |
| German | 44 | 2.4% | 1.6% | 34 | 2.1% | 1.6% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Dutch | 28 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 26 | 1.6% | 1.0% | +2 | -0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 24 | 1.3% | 1.4% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| Italian | 24 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 21 | 1.3% | 1.5% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| French | 19 | 1.0% | 0.3% | 13 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +6 | +0.2pp |
| Welsh | 14 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 18 | 1.1% | 0.6% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Total | 1,826 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,644 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +182 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).