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 Mount Remarkable (DC) were English, Australian and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mount Remarkable (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mount Remarkable (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Remarkable (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
English
2021 count
1,219
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
1,219
21.4%
+0.5pp
Australian
2021 count
1,163
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
1,163
20.4%
-1.0pp
German
2021 count
346
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
346
6.1%
-0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
330
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
330
5.8%
+0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
228
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
228
4.0%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
91
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
91
1.6%
+1.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
43
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
43
0.8%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
26
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
26
0.5%
+0.1pp
Welsh
2021 count
21
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
21
0.4%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
13
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
13
0.2%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+33
+0.5pp
Australian
-50
-1.0pp
German
-22
-0.4pp
Scottish
+24
+0.4pp
Irish
+5
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+86
+1.5pp
Dutch
+11
+0.2pp
Italian
+5
+0.1pp
Welsh
0
0.0pp
Chinese
-2
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mount Remarkable (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,219 | 21.4% | 21.0% | 1,186 | 20.9% | 20.5% | +33 | +0.5pp |
| Australian | 1,163 | 20.4% | 20.3% | 1,213 | 21.4% | 21.0% | -50 | -1.0pp |
| German | 346 | 6.1% | 5.3% | 368 | 6.5% | 5.4% | -22 | -0.4pp |
| Scottish | 330 | 5.8% | 4.6% | 306 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +24 | +0.4pp |
| Irish | 228 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 223 | 3.9% | 3.9% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 91 | 1.6% | 2.2% | 5 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +86 | +1.5pp |
| Dutch | 43 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 32 | 0.6% | 0.8% | +11 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 26 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 21 | 0.4% | 1.1% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Welsh | 21 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 21 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 13 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 15 | 0.3% | 0.3% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 5,699 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,680 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +19 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).