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 Pingelly (S) were English, Australian and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Pingelly (S) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Pingelly (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Pingelly (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
English
2021 count
505
% of total
24.6%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
505
24.6%
+2.6pp
Australian
2021 count
400
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-4.8pp
400
19.5%
-4.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
99
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
+4.4pp
99
4.8%
+4.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
93
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
93
4.5%
+0.7pp
Irish
2021 count
84
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
84
4.1%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
31
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
31
1.5%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
24
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
24
1.2%
+0.4pp
New Zealander
2021 count
19
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
19
0.9%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
16
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
16
0.8%
+0.3pp
Polish
2021 count
12
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
12
0.6%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+5
+2.6pp
Australian
-152
-4.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+91
+4.4pp
Scottish
+7
+0.7pp
Irish
+2
+0.5pp
German
-3
0.0pp
Italian
+5
+0.4pp
New Zealander
-2
0.0pp
Dutch
+5
+0.3pp
Polish
+6
+0.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Pingelly (S). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| English | 505 | 24.6% | 20.0% | 500 | 22.0% | 19.7% | +5 | +2.6pp |
| Australian | 400 | 19.5% | 18.2% | 552 | 24.3% | 19.9% | -152 | -4.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 99 | 4.8% | 3.9% | 8 | 0.4% | 1.5% | +91 | +4.4pp |
| Scottish | 93 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 86 | 3.8% | 4.4% | +7 | +0.7pp |
| Irish | 84 | 4.1% | 4.3% | 82 | 3.6% | 4.3% | +2 | +0.5pp |
| German | 31 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 34 | 1.5% | 1.7% | -3 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 24 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 19 | 0.8% | 1.8% | +5 | +0.4pp |
| New Zealander | 19 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 21 | 0.9% | 0.6% | -2 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 16 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 11 | 0.5% | 0.9% | +5 | +0.3pp |
| Polish | 12 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +6 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 2,055 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,273 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -218 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).