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 Grong Grong were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Grong Grong - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Grong Grong in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Narrandera (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Grong Grong, with comparison markers for Narrandera (A).
Australian
2021 count
115
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
+3.3pp
115
40.1%
+3.3pp
English
2021 count
91
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
91
31.7%
-3.9pp
Irish
2021 count
40
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
-2.1pp
40
13.9%
-2.1pp
German
2021 count
21
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
21
7.3%
+1.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
18
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
18
6.3%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+23
+3.3pp
English
+2
-3.9pp
Irish
0
-2.1pp
German
+7
+1.7pp
Scottish
-6
-3.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Grong Grong. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Narrandera (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Narrandera (A)% | Count | % | Narrandera (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 115 | 40.1% | 41.5% | 92 | 36.8% | 46.6% | +23 | +3.3pp |
| English | 91 | 31.7% | 38.3% | 89 | 35.6% | 37.7% | +2 | -3.9pp |
| Irish | 40 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 40 | 16.0% | 12.6% | 0 | -2.1pp |
| German | 21 | 7.3% | 5.1% | 14 | 5.6% | 4.7% | +7 | +1.7pp |
| Scottish | 18 | 6.3% | 10.0% | 24 | 9.6% | 9.4% | -6 | -3.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).