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 Augathella were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Augathella - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Augathella in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Murweh (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Augathella, with comparison markers for Murweh (S).
Australian
2021 count
186
% of total
47.3%
Change from 2016
-4.4pp
186
47.3%
-4.4pp
English
2021 count
155
% of total
39.4%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
155
39.4%
+1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
47
% of total
12.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
47
12.0%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
46
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
46
11.7%
-1.0pp
German
2021 count
21
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
21
5.3%
-2.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
17
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-
17
4.3%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-46
-4.4pp
English
-16
+1.3pp
Scottish
-6
+0.2pp
Irish
-11
-1.0pp
German
-13
-2.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Augathella. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Murweh (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Murweh (S)% | Count | % | Murweh (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 186 | 47.3% | 42.9% | 232 | 51.7% | 50.4% | -46 | -4.4pp |
| English | 155 | 39.4% | 33.1% | 171 | 38.1% | 36.7% | -16 | +1.3pp |
| Scottish | 47 | 12.0% | 9.0% | 53 | 11.8% | 8.3% | -6 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 46 | 11.7% | 11.2% | 57 | 12.7% | 11.5% | -11 | -1.0pp |
| German | 21 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 34 | 7.6% | 6.0% | -13 | -2.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 17 | 4.3% | 10.7% | - | - | 1.6% | - | - |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).