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 Coimadai were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Coimadai - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Coimadai in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Coimadai, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).
Australian
2021 count
182
% of total
23.0%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
182
23.0%
-4.3pp
English
2021 count
114
% of total
14.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
114
14.4%
0.0pp
Scottish
2021 count
59
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
59
7.5%
+4.9pp
Irish
2021 count
37
% of total
4.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
37
4.7%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
25
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-
25
3.2%
-
Maltese
2021 count
19
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-
19
2.4%
-
Italian
2021 count
14
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-
14
1.8%
-
Polish
2021 count
12
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-
12
1.5%
-
Greek
2021 count
10
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
1.3%
+0.1pp
Serbian
2021 count
10
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-
10
1.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+66
-4.3pp
English
+53
0.0pp
Scottish
+48
+4.9pp
Irish
+17
0.0pp
Greek
+5
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Coimadai. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | % | Moorabool (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 182 | 23.0% | 19.6% | 116 | 27.3% | 19.9% | +66 | -4.3pp |
| English | 114 | 14.4% | 19.4% | 61 | 14.4% | 19.7% | +53 | 0.0pp |
| Scottish | 59 | 7.5% | 5.7% | 11 | 2.6% | 5.6% | +48 | +4.9pp |
| Irish | 37 | 4.7% | 6.6% | 20 | 4.7% | 7.3% | +17 | 0.0pp |
| German | 25 | 3.2% | 2.1% | - | - | 2.2% | - | - |
| Maltese | 19 | 2.4% | 1.9% | - | - | 1.7% | - | - |
| Italian | 14 | 1.8% | 2.0% | - | - | 1.9% | - | - |
| Polish | 12 | 1.5% | 0.6% | - | - | 0.5% | - | - |
| Greek | 10 | 1.3% | 0.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 0.4% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Serbian | 10 | 1.3% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| Total | 791 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 425 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +366 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).