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 Cundletown were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Cundletown - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Cundletown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cundletown, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Australian
2021 count
959
% of total
46.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
959
46.8%
-0.6pp
English
2021 count
875
% of total
42.7%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
875
42.7%
-1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
244
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
244
11.9%
+1.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
179
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
179
8.7%
-1.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
166
% of total
8.1%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
166
8.1%
+7.9pp
German
2021 count
74
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
74
3.6%
-0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
22
1.1%
-0.6pp
Lebanese
2021 count
16
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
16
0.8%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
14
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
14
0.7%
+0.2pp
Norwegian
2021 count
11
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-
11
0.5%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-14
-0.6pp
English
-28
-1.3pp
Irish
+33
+1.6pp
Scottish
-21
-1.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+161
+7.9pp
German
-18
-0.9pp
Italian
-12
-0.6pp
Lebanese
+13
+0.7pp
Dutch
+3
+0.2pp
Filipino
-1
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Cundletown. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | % | Mid-Coast (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 959 | 46.8% | 42.4% | 973 | 47.4% | 45.1% | -14 | -0.6pp |
| English | 875 | 42.7% | 43.9% | 903 | 44.0% | 44.1% | -28 | -1.3pp |
| Irish | 244 | 11.9% | 11.0% | 211 | 10.3% | 10.9% | +33 | +1.6pp |
| Scottish | 179 | 8.7% | 10.8% | 200 | 9.7% | 10.6% | -21 | -1.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 166 | 8.1% | 6.7% | 5 | 0.2% | 1.0% | +161 | +7.9pp |
| German | 74 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 92 | 4.5% | 3.9% | -18 | -0.9pp |
| Italian | 22 | 1.1% | 1.7% | 34 | 1.7% | 1.5% | -12 | -0.6pp |
| Lebanese | 16 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +13 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 14 | 0.7% | 1.2% | 11 | 0.5% | 1.2% | +3 | +0.2pp |
| Norwegian | 11 | 0.5% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).