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
42.9%
Change from 2016
-7.5pp
1,702
42.9%
-7.5pp
English
2021 count
1,316
% of total
33.1%
Change from 2016
-3.6pp
1,316
33.1%
-3.6pp
Irish
2021 count
444
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
444
11.2%
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
425
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
+9.1pp
425
10.7%
+9.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
358
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
358
9.0%
+0.7pp
German
2021 count
216
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
216
5.4%
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
109
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
109
2.7%
+0.7pp
Filipino
2021 count
40
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
40
1.0%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
36
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
36
0.9%
+0.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
36
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
36
0.9%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-467
-7.5pp
English
-264
-3.6pp
Irish
-51
-0.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+358
+9.1pp
Scottish
-1
+0.7pp
German
-44
-0.6pp
Vietnamese
+21
+0.7pp
Filipino
+12
+0.3pp
Italian
+10
+0.3pp
Chinese
-6
-0.1pp
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 | 42.9% | 35.3% | 2,169 | 50.4% | 37.7% | -467 | -7.5pp |
| English | 1,316 | 33.1% | 39.6% | 1,580 | 36.7% | 39.2% | -264 | -3.6pp |
| Irish | 444 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 495 | 11.5% | 11.7% | -51 | -0.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 425 | 10.7% | 5.1% | 67 | 1.6% | 1.2% | +358 | +9.1pp |
| Scottish | 358 | 9.0% | 10.4% | 359 | 8.3% | 10.4% | -1 | +0.7pp |
| German | 216 | 5.4% | 6.3% | 260 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -44 | -0.6pp |
| Vietnamese | 109 | 2.7% | 0.2% | 88 | 2.0% | 0.2% | +21 | +0.7pp |
| Filipino | 40 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 28 | 0.7% | 1.0% | +12 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 36 | 0.9% | 3.2% | 26 | 0.6% | 3.0% | +10 | +0.3pp |
| Chinese | 36 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 42 | 1.0% | 1.5% | -6 | -0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).