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 Nildottie were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nildottie - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Nildottie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid Murray (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nildottie, with comparison markers for Mid Murray (DC).
Australian
2021 count
95
% of total
43.2%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
95
43.2%
+4.0pp
English
2021 count
73
% of total
33.2%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
73
33.2%
-7.5pp
German
2021 count
47
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
47
21.4%
-0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
16
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
16
7.3%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
12
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
12
5.5%
-3.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
10
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-
10
4.5%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+21
+4.0pp
English
-4
-7.5pp
German
+6
-0.3pp
Irish
+1
-0.6pp
Scottish
-5
-3.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Nildottie. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid Murray (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mid Murray (DC)% | Count | % | Mid Murray (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 95 | 43.2% | 39.1% | 74 | 39.2% | 39.6% | +21 | +4.0pp |
| English | 73 | 33.2% | 42.0% | 77 | 40.7% | 40.5% | -4 | -7.5pp |
| German | 47 | 21.4% | 15.8% | 41 | 21.7% | 17.7% | +6 | -0.3pp |
| Irish | 16 | 7.3% | 6.7% | 15 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 12 | 5.5% | 8.5% | 17 | 9.0% | 8.2% | -5 | -3.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 10 | 4.5% | 2.2% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).