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 Charleville were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Charleville - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Charleville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Murweh (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Charleville, with comparison markers for Murweh (S).
Australian
2021 count
1,246
% of total
41.6%
Change from 2016
-8.5pp
1,246
41.6%
-8.5pp
English
2021 count
919
% of total
30.7%
Change from 2016
-5.5pp
919
30.7%
-5.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
383
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
+10.8pp
383
12.8%
+10.8pp
Irish
2021 count
331
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
331
11.1%
-0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
240
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
240
8.0%
+0.9pp
German
2021 count
156
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
156
5.2%
-0.3pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
109
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
109
3.6%
+1.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
38
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
38
1.3%
0.0pp
Filipino
2021 count
35
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
35
1.2%
+0.4pp
Dutch
2021 count
23
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
23
0.8%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-424
-8.5pp
English
-287
-5.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+316
+10.8pp
Irish
-47
-0.2pp
Scottish
+3
+0.9pp
German
-28
-0.3pp
Vietnamese
+21
+1.0pp
Chinese
-4
0.0pp
Filipino
+8
+0.4pp
Dutch
-4
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Charleville. 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 | 1,246 | 41.6% | 42.9% | 1,670 | 50.1% | 50.4% | -424 | -8.5pp |
| English | 919 | 30.7% | 33.1% | 1,206 | 36.2% | 36.7% | -287 | -5.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 383 | 12.8% | 10.7% | 67 | 2.0% | 1.6% | +316 | +10.8pp |
| Irish | 331 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 378 | 11.3% | 11.5% | -47 | -0.2pp |
| Scottish | 240 | 8.0% | 9.0% | 237 | 7.1% | 8.3% | +3 | +0.9pp |
| German | 156 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 184 | 5.5% | 6.0% | -28 | -0.3pp |
| Vietnamese | 109 | 3.6% | 2.7% | 88 | 2.6% | 2.0% | +21 | +1.0pp |
| Chinese | 38 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 42 | 1.3% | 1.0% | -4 | 0.0pp |
| Filipino | 35 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 27 | 0.8% | 0.7% | +8 | +0.4pp |
| Dutch | 23 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 27 | 0.8% | 1.0% | -4 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).