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 Kalbarri were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kalbarri - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Kalbarri in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northampton (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kalbarri, with comparison markers for Northampton (S).
English
2021 count
663
% of total
44.9%
Change from 2016
+1.9pp
663
44.9%
+1.9pp
Australian
2021 count
516
% of total
34.9%
Change from 2016
-7.8pp
516
34.9%
-7.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
163
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
163
11.0%
-0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
109
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
109
7.4%
-0.5pp
German
2021 count
74
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
74
5.0%
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
46
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
46
3.1%
+2.4pp
Italian
2021 count
44
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
44
3.0%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
25
1.7%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
14
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
14
0.9%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-7
+1.9pp
Australian
-149
-7.8pp
Scottish
-16
-0.5pp
Irish
-14
-0.5pp
German
+8
+0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+35
+2.4pp
Italian
-1
+0.1pp
Dutch
0
+0.1pp
New Zealander
0
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Kalbarri. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Northampton (S)% | Count | % | Northampton (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 663 | 44.9% | 43.2% | 670 | 43.0% | 43.0% | -7 | +1.9pp |
| Australian | 516 | 34.9% | 38.1% | 665 | 42.7% | 45.9% | -149 | -7.8pp |
| Scottish | 163 | 11.0% | 9.6% | 179 | 11.5% | 9.4% | -16 | -0.5pp |
| Irish | 109 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 123 | 7.9% | 8.5% | -14 | -0.5pp |
| German | 74 | 5.0% | 4.2% | 66 | 4.2% | 4.2% | +8 | +0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 46 | 3.1% | 5.4% | 11 | 0.7% | 0.8% | +35 | +2.4pp |
| Italian | 44 | 3.0% | 2.4% | 45 | 2.9% | 2.0% | -1 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 25 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 14 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 14 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).