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
22.6%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
663
22.6%
-2.3pp
Australian
2021 count
516
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
+4.6pp
516
17.6%
+4.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
163
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
163
5.6%
+0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
109
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
109
3.7%
-1.7pp
German
2021 count
74
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
74
2.5%
+0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
46
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-
46
1.6%
-
Italian
2021 count
44
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
44
1.5%
-0.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
25
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
25
0.9%
-0.3pp
New Zealander
2021 count
14
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
14
0.5%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-1,910
-2.3pp
Australian
-824
+4.6pp
Scottish
-397
+0.2pp
Irish
-449
-1.7pp
German
-109
+0.7pp
Italian
-165
-0.5pp
Dutch
-94
-0.3pp
New Zealander
-75
-0.4pp
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 | 22.6% | 21.7% | 2,573 | 24.9% | 21.5% | -1,910 | -2.3pp |
| Australian | 516 | 17.6% | 19.1% | 1,340 | 13.0% | 23.0% | -824 | +4.6pp |
| Scottish | 163 | 5.6% | 4.8% | 560 | 5.4% | 4.7% | -397 | +0.2pp |
| Irish | 109 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 558 | 5.4% | 4.2% | -449 | -1.7pp |
| German | 74 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 183 | 1.8% | 2.1% | -109 | +0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 46 | 1.6% | 2.7% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Italian | 44 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 209 | 2.0% | 1.0% | -165 | -0.5pp |
| Dutch | 25 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 119 | 1.2% | 0.7% | -94 | -0.3pp |
| New Zealander | 14 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 89 | 0.9% | 0.4% | -75 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 2,931 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10,321 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -7,390 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).