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 Wundowie were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wundowie - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wundowie in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northam (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wundowie, with comparison markers for Northam (S).
English
2021 count
611
% of total
44.5%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
611
44.5%
+3.7pp
Australian
2021 count
568
% of total
41.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
568
41.4%
-0.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
141
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
141
10.3%
+0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
102
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
102
7.4%
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
54
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
54
3.9%
+3.5pp
German
2021 count
39
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
39
2.8%
-0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
39
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
39
2.8%
-0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
34
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
34
2.5%
+0.3pp
Filipino
2021 count
31
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
31
2.3%
-1.9pp
Maori
2021 count
13
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
13
0.9%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+60
+3.7pp
Australian
+1
-0.5pp
Scottish
+3
+0.1pp
Irish
+8
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+49
+3.5pp
German
-6
-0.5pp
Italian
-8
-0.7pp
Dutch
+4
+0.3pp
Filipino
-26
-1.9pp
Maori
+4
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wundowie. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northam (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Northam (S)% | Count | % | Northam (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 611 | 44.5% | 40.7% | 551 | 40.8% | 39.1% | +60 | +3.7pp |
| Australian | 568 | 41.4% | 38.9% | 567 | 41.9% | 41.2% | +1 | -0.5pp |
| Scottish | 141 | 10.3% | 9.1% | 138 | 10.2% | 8.9% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Irish | 102 | 7.4% | 8.8% | 94 | 7.0% | 7.8% | +8 | +0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 54 | 3.9% | 5.9% | 5 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +49 | +3.5pp |
| German | 39 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 45 | 3.3% | 3.1% | -6 | -0.5pp |
| Italian | 39 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 47 | 3.5% | 2.4% | -8 | -0.7pp |
| Dutch | 34 | 2.5% | 1.8% | 30 | 2.2% | 1.7% | +4 | +0.3pp |
| Filipino | 31 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 57 | 4.2% | 1.9% | -26 | -1.9pp |
| Maori | 13 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 9 | 0.7% | 0.6% | +4 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).