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 Nabiac were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nabiac - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Nabiac in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nabiac, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).
Australian
2021 count
631
% of total
48.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
631
48.8%
-0.6pp
English
2021 count
609
% of total
47.1%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
609
47.1%
+1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
129
% of total
10.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
129
10.0%
-0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
124
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
124
9.6%
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
100
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
100
7.7%
+7.1pp
German
2021 count
53
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
53
4.1%
+0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
22
1.7%
+0.6pp
Dutch
2021 count
16
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
16
1.2%
0.0pp
Welsh
2021 count
11
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
11
0.9%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+13
-0.6pp
English
+35
+1.3pp
Irish
+1
-0.2pp
Scottish
-6
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+93
+7.1pp
German
+8
+0.5pp
Italian
+8
+0.6pp
Dutch
+1
0.0pp
Welsh
+8
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Nabiac. 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 | 631 | 48.8% | 42.4% | 618 | 49.4% | 45.1% | +13 | -0.6pp |
| English | 609 | 47.1% | 43.9% | 574 | 45.8% | 44.1% | +35 | +1.3pp |
| Irish | 129 | 10.0% | 11.0% | 128 | 10.2% | 10.9% | +1 | -0.2pp |
| Scottish | 124 | 9.6% | 10.8% | 130 | 10.4% | 10.6% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 100 | 7.7% | 6.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 1.0% | +93 | +7.1pp |
| German | 53 | 4.1% | 3.8% | 45 | 3.6% | 3.9% | +8 | +0.5pp |
| Italian | 22 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 14 | 1.1% | 1.5% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| Dutch | 16 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 15 | 1.2% | 1.2% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Welsh | 11 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 0.6% | +8 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).