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 Lyrup were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Lyrup - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Lyrup in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Renmark Paringa (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lyrup, with comparison markers for Renmark Paringa (DC).
Australian
2021 count
141
% of total
40.8%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
141
40.8%
+2.3pp
English
2021 count
114
% of total
32.9%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
114
32.9%
-2.6pp
German
2021 count
40
% of total
11.6%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
40
11.6%
-3.7pp
Italian
2021 count
29
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
29
8.4%
-0.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
18
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
18
5.2%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
17
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
17
4.9%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+25
+2.3pp
English
+7
-2.6pp
German
-6
-3.7pp
Italian
+2
-0.6pp
Scottish
+2
-0.1pp
Irish
0
-0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Lyrup. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 141 | 40.8% | 38.2% | 116 | 38.5% | 38.4% | +25 | +2.3pp |
| English | 114 | 32.9% | 36.5% | 107 | 35.5% | 35.2% | +7 | -2.6pp |
| German | 40 | 11.6% | 12.0% | 46 | 15.3% | 12.8% | -6 | -3.7pp |
| Italian | 29 | 8.4% | 3.5% | 27 | 9.0% | 3.5% | +2 | -0.6pp |
| Scottish | 18 | 5.2% | 6.3% | 16 | 5.3% | 6.5% | +2 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 17 | 4.9% | 5.5% | 17 | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0 | -0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).