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 Sedan were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Sedan - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Sedan in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid Murray (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sedan, with comparison markers for Mid Murray (DC).
Australian
2021 count
88
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-10.3pp
88
20.7%
-10.3pp
English
2021 count
85
% of total
20.0%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
85
20.0%
+6.2pp
German
2021 count
45
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
45
10.6%
+3.7pp
Irish
2021 count
24
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
24
5.6%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
10
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-6.2pp
10
2.4%
-6.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+70
-10.3pp
English
+77
+6.2pp
German
+41
+3.7pp
Irish
+21
+0.4pp
Scottish
+5
-6.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Sedan. 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 | 88 | 20.7% | 19.5% | 18 | 31.0% | 19.8% | +70 | -10.3pp |
| English | 85 | 20.0% | 21.0% | 8 | 13.8% | 20.3% | +77 | +6.2pp |
| German | 45 | 10.6% | 7.9% | 4 | 6.9% | 8.9% | +41 | +3.7pp |
| Irish | 24 | 5.6% | 3.3% | 3 | 5.2% | 3.3% | +21 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 10 | 2.4% | 4.2% | 5 | 8.6% | 4.1% | +5 | -6.2pp |
| Total | 425 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 58 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +367 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).