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 Murweh (S) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Murweh (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Murweh (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Murweh (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Australian
2021 count
1,702
% of total
21.5%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
1,702
21.5%
-3.8pp
English
2021 count
1,316
% of total
16.6%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
1,316
16.6%
-1.8pp
Irish
2021 count
444
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
444
5.6%
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
425
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
425
5.4%
+4.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
358
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
358
4.5%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
216
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
216
2.7%
-0.3pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
109
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
109
1.4%
+0.4pp
Filipino
2021 count
40
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
40
0.5%
+0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
36
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
36
0.5%
+0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
36
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
36
0.5%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-467
-3.8pp
English
-264
-1.8pp
Irish
-51
-0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+358
+4.6pp
Scottish
-1
+0.3pp
German
-44
-0.3pp
Vietnamese
+21
+0.4pp
Filipino
+12
+0.2pp
Italian
+10
+0.2pp
Chinese
-6
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Murweh (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,702 | 21.5% | 17.7% | 2,169 | 25.3% | 18.8% | -467 | -3.8pp |
| English | 1,316 | 16.6% | 19.8% | 1,580 | 18.4% | 19.6% | -264 | -1.8pp |
| Irish | 444 | 5.6% | 5.5% | 495 | 5.8% | 5.9% | -51 | -0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 425 | 5.4% | 2.6% | 67 | 0.8% | 0.6% | +358 | +4.6pp |
| Scottish | 358 | 4.5% | 5.2% | 359 | 4.2% | 5.2% | -1 | +0.3pp |
| German | 216 | 2.7% | 3.2% | 260 | 3.0% | 3.3% | -44 | -0.3pp |
| Vietnamese | 109 | 1.4% | 0.1% | 88 | 1.0% | 0.1% | +21 | +0.4pp |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 28 | 0.3% | 0.5% | +12 | +0.2pp |
| Italian | 36 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 26 | 0.3% | 1.5% | +10 | +0.2pp |
| Chinese | 36 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 42 | 0.5% | 0.8% | -6 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 7,911 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8,581 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -670 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).