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 Mingenew (S) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mingenew (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mingenew (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mingenew (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
171
% of total
20.8%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
171
20.8%
-1.3pp
English
2021 count
167
% of total
20.3%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
167
20.3%
-1.3pp
Irish
2021 count
44
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
44
5.3%
-0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
27
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
27
3.3%
-0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
23
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-
23
2.8%
-
German
2021 count
13
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
13
1.6%
-0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
10
1.2%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-28
-1.3pp
English
-28
-1.3pp
Irish
-11
-0.8pp
Scottish
-9
-0.7pp
German
-5
-0.4pp
Italian
-1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mingenew (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 171 | 20.8% | 18.2% | 199 | 22.1% | 19.9% | -28 | -1.3pp |
| English | 167 | 20.3% | 20.0% | 195 | 21.6% | 19.7% | -28 | -1.3pp |
| Irish | 44 | 5.3% | 4.3% | 55 | 6.1% | 4.3% | -11 | -0.8pp |
| Scottish | 27 | 3.3% | 4.5% | 36 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -9 | -0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 23 | 2.8% | 3.9% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| German | 13 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 18 | 2.0% | 1.7% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| Italian | 10 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 11 | 1.2% | 1.8% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 823 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 902 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -79 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).