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 Mukinbudin (S) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mukinbudin (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mukinbudin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mukinbudin (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Australian
2021 count
260
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
260
22.6%
-1.1pp
English
2021 count
254
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
254
22.0%
-1.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
75
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
75
6.5%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
50
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
50
4.3%
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
22
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
-
22
1.9%
-
Italian
2021 count
15
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
15
1.3%
0.0pp
German
2021 count
14
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
14
1.2%
-0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
11
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
11
1.0%
0.0pp
South African
2021 count
10
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
10
0.9%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-1
-1.1pp
English
-8
-1.8pp
Scottish
+9
+0.5pp
Irish
0
-0.2pp
Italian
+1
0.0pp
German
0
-0.1pp
New Zealander
0
0.0pp
South African
+1
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mukinbudin (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 | 260 | 22.6% | 18.2% | 261 | 23.7% | 19.9% | -1 | -1.1pp |
| English | 254 | 22.0% | 20.0% | 262 | 23.8% | 19.7% | -8 | -1.8pp |
| Scottish | 75 | 6.5% | 4.5% | 66 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +9 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 50 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 50 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0 | -0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 22 | 1.9% | 3.9% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| Italian | 15 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 14 | 1.3% | 1.8% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| German | 14 | 1.2% | 1.7% | 14 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 11 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| South African | 10 | 0.9% | 0.4% | 9 | 0.8% | 0.4% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 1,152 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,099 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +53 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).