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 Craigmore were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Craigmore - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Craigmore in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Craigmore, with comparison markers for Playford (C).
English
2021 count
5,310
% of total
24.3%
Change from 2016
-7.7pp
5,310
24.3%
-7.7pp
Australian
2021 count
4,180
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
4,180
19.1%
+3.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
997
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
997
4.6%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
763
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
763
3.5%
+0.5pp
German
2021 count
695
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
-
695
3.2%
-
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
340
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
-
340
1.6%
-
Italian
2021 count
331
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
-
331
1.5%
-
Dutch
2021 count
202
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-
202
0.9%
-
Filipino
2021 count
160
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
160
0.7%
-1.0pp
South Sudanese
2021 count
125
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
-
125
0.6%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+5,236
-7.7pp
Australian
+4,143
+3.1pp
Scottish
+987
+0.3pp
Irish
+756
+0.5pp
Filipino
+156
-1.0pp
Welsh
+94
-2.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Craigmore. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 5,310 | 24.3% | 20.8% | 74 | 32.0% | 21.6% | +5,236 | -7.7pp |
| Australian | 4,180 | 19.1% | 17.8% | 37 | 16.0% | 18.5% | +4,143 | +3.1pp |
| Scottish | 997 | 4.6% | 3.8% | 10 | 4.3% | 4.1% | +987 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 763 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 7 | 3.0% | 3.5% | +756 | +0.5pp |
| German | 695 | 3.2% | 2.9% | - | - | 2.9% | - | - |
| Australian Aboriginal | 340 | 1.6% | 2.0% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Italian | 331 | 1.5% | 2.0% | - | - | 1.9% | - | - |
| Dutch | 202 | 0.9% | 0.8% | - | - | 0.8% | - | - |
| Filipino | 160 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 0.5% | +156 | -1.0pp |
| South Sudanese | 125 | 0.6% | 0.4% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Total | 21,842 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 231 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +21,611 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).