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 Nannup (S) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nannup (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Nannup (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nannup (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
English
2021 count
700
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
700
22.9%
-1.7pp
Australian
2021 count
493
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-3.8pp
493
16.1%
-3.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
190
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
190
6.2%
+0.8pp
Irish
2021 count
171
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
171
5.6%
+1.0pp
Italian
2021 count
60
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
60
2.0%
+0.3pp
German
2021 count
51
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
51
1.7%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
44
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-
44
1.4%
-
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
25
0.8%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
18
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
18
0.6%
-0.2pp
Welsh
2021 count
16
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
16
0.5%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+50
-1.7pp
Australian
-33
-3.8pp
Scottish
+47
+0.8pp
Irish
+49
+1.0pp
Italian
+14
+0.3pp
German
+10
+0.1pp
Dutch
+7
+0.1pp
New Zealander
-4
-0.2pp
Welsh
0
-0.1pp
Swiss
+8
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Nannup (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 | |
| English | 700 | 22.9% | 20.0% | 650 | 24.6% | 19.7% | +50 | -1.7pp |
| Australian | 493 | 16.1% | 18.2% | 526 | 19.9% | 19.9% | -33 | -3.8pp |
| Scottish | 190 | 6.2% | 4.5% | 143 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +47 | +0.8pp |
| Irish | 171 | 5.6% | 4.3% | 122 | 4.6% | 4.3% | +49 | +1.0pp |
| Italian | 60 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 46 | 1.7% | 1.8% | +14 | +0.3pp |
| German | 51 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 41 | 1.6% | 1.7% | +10 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 44 | 1.4% | 3.9% | - | - | 1.5% | - | - |
| Dutch | 25 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 18 | 0.7% | 0.9% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 18 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 22 | 0.8% | 0.6% | -4 | -0.2pp |
| Welsh | 16 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 16 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 3,057 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,637 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +420 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).