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 Wannanup were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wannanup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wannanup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wannanup, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
English
2021 count
2,088
% of total
50.4%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
2,088
50.4%
+3.7pp
Australian
2021 count
1,416
% of total
34.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,416
34.2%
+0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
495
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
495
12.0%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
457
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
457
11.0%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
175
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
175
4.2%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
127
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
127
3.1%
-0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
110
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
110
2.7%
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
78
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
78
1.9%
+1.7pp
Welsh
2021 count
69
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
69
1.7%
0.0pp
Maori
2021 count
66
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
66
1.6%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+398
+3.7pp
Australian
+203
+0.7pp
Scottish
+83
+0.6pp
Irish
+61
+0.1pp
Italian
+33
+0.3pp
German
0
-0.4pp
Dutch
+25
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+72
+1.7pp
Welsh
+9
0.0pp
Maori
+33
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wannanup. 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 | 2,088 | 50.4% | 48.1% | 1,690 | 46.7% | 47.4% | +398 | +3.7pp |
| Australian | 1,416 | 34.2% | 35.1% | 1,213 | 33.5% | 35.9% | +203 | +0.7pp |
| Scottish | 495 | 12.0% | 10.2% | 412 | 11.4% | 10.2% | +83 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 457 | 11.0% | 9.6% | 396 | 10.9% | 9.8% | +61 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 175 | 4.2% | 3.2% | 142 | 3.9% | 3.1% | +33 | +0.3pp |
| German | 127 | 3.1% | 3.3% | 127 | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| Dutch | 110 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 85 | 2.3% | 2.0% | +25 | +0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 78 | 1.9% | 2.8% | 6 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +72 | +1.7pp |
| Welsh | 69 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 60 | 1.7% | 1.1% | +9 | 0.0pp |
| Maori | 66 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 33 | 0.9% | 1.5% | +33 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).