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
42.6%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
1,219
42.6%
+1.2pp
Australian
2021 count
1,163
% of total
40.6%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
1,163
40.6%
-1.8pp
German
2021 count
346
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
346
12.1%
-0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
330
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
330
11.5%
+0.8pp
Irish
2021 count
228
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
228
8.0%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
91
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
91
3.2%
+3.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
43
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
43
1.5%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
26
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
26
0.9%
+0.2pp
Welsh
2021 count
21
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
21
0.7%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
13
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
13
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+33
+1.2pp
Australian
-50
-1.8pp
German
-22
-0.7pp
Scottish
+24
+0.8pp
Irish
+5
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+86
+3.0pp
Dutch
+11
+0.4pp
Italian
+5
+0.2pp
Welsh
0
0.0pp
Chinese
-2
0.0pp
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 | 42.6% | 42.0% | 1,186 | 41.4% | 41.1% | +33 | +1.2pp |
| Australian | 1,163 | 40.6% | 40.5% | 1,213 | 42.4% | 42.1% | -50 | -1.8pp |
| German | 346 | 12.1% | 10.7% | 368 | 12.8% | 10.9% | -22 | -0.7pp |
| Scottish | 330 | 11.5% | 9.2% | 306 | 10.7% | 9.0% | +24 | +0.8pp |
| Irish | 228 | 8.0% | 7.7% | 223 | 7.8% | 7.8% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 91 | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 1.2% | +86 | +3.0pp |
| Dutch | 43 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 32 | 1.1% | 1.6% | +11 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 26 | 0.9% | 2.2% | 21 | 0.7% | 2.1% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Welsh | 21 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 21 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 13 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 15 | 0.5% | 0.5% | -2 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).