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 Narromine (A) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Narromine (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Narromine (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Narromine (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
2,685
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
2,685
21.2%
-5.2pp
English
2021 count
2,350
% of total
18.5%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
2,350
18.5%
-0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
1,189
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+8.7pp
1,189
9.4%
+8.7pp
Irish
2021 count
642
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
642
5.1%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
580
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
580
4.6%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
216
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
216
1.7%
+0.1pp
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
62
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-
62
0.5%
-
Italian
2021 count
48
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
48
0.4%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
28
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
28
0.2%
-0.1pp
Maltese
2021 count
27
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
27
0.2%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-707
-5.2pp
English
-123
-0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+1,101
+8.7pp
Irish
-31
-0.1pp
Scottish
+2
+0.1pp
German
+4
+0.1pp
Italian
-8
0.0pp
Dutch
-6
-0.1pp
Maltese
+4
0.0pp
Welsh
+1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Narromine (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,685 | 21.2% | 20.1% | 3,392 | 26.4% | 21.3% | -707 | -5.2pp |
| English | 2,350 | 18.5% | 20.5% | 2,473 | 19.2% | 20.4% | -123 | -0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 1,189 | 9.4% | 3.1% | 88 | 0.7% | 0.4% | +1,101 | +8.7pp |
| Irish | 642 | 5.1% | 5.9% | 673 | 5.2% | 6.1% | -31 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 580 | 4.6% | 5.4% | 578 | 4.5% | 5.3% | +2 | +0.1pp |
| German | 216 | 1.7% | 2.1% | 212 | 1.6% | 2.1% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Torres Strait Islander | 62 | 0.5% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.0% | - | - |
| Italian | 48 | 0.4% | 1.4% | 56 | 0.4% | 1.3% | -8 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 28 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 34 | 0.3% | 0.6% | -6 | -0.1pp |
| Maltese | 27 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 23 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 12,689 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12,858 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -169 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).