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 Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
3,488
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
3,488
20.1%
-0.7pp
English
2021 count
3,451
% of total
19.9%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
3,451
19.9%
-0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
944
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
944
5.4%
-0.3pp
German
2021 count
681
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
681
3.9%
-0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
558
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
558
3.2%
-0.2pp
Hazara
2021 count
204
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
204
1.2%
+0.3pp
Chinese
2021 count
159
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
159
0.9%
+0.4pp
Filipino
2021 count
152
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
152
0.9%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
143
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
143
0.8%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
121
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
121
0.7%
+0.6pp
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+48
-0.7pp
English
+8
-0.9pp
Scottish
+3
-0.3pp
German
-19
-0.3pp
Irish
-11
-0.2pp
Hazara
+63
+0.3pp
Chinese
+76
+0.4pp
Filipino
+17
+0.1pp
Italian
+21
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+107
+0.6pp
Data table
Ancestry for Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 3,488 | 20.1% | 20.3% | 3,440 | 20.8% | 21.0% | +48 | -0.7pp |
| English | 3,451 | 19.9% | 21.0% | 3,443 | 20.8% | 20.5% | +8 | -0.9pp |
| Scottish | 944 | 5.4% | 4.6% | 941 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +3 | -0.3pp |
| German | 681 | 3.9% | 5.3% | 700 | 4.2% | 5.4% | -19 | -0.3pp |
| Irish | 558 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 569 | 3.4% | 3.9% | -11 | -0.2pp |
| Hazara | 204 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 141 | 0.9% | 0.0% | +63 | +0.3pp |
| Chinese | 159 | 0.9% | 0.3% | 83 | 0.5% | 0.3% | +76 | +0.4pp |
| Filipino | 152 | 0.9% | 0.4% | 135 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +17 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 143 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 122 | 0.7% | 1.1% | +21 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 121 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 14 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +107 | +0.6pp |
| Total | 17,346 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 16,557 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +789 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).