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 Robe (DC) were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Robe (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Robe (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Robe (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
English
2021 count
685
% of total
22.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
685
22.5%
+0.2pp
Australian
2021 count
627
% of total
20.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
627
20.6%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
228
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
228
7.5%
+1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
137
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
137
4.5%
+0.9pp
German
2021 count
125
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
125
4.1%
+0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
34
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
34
1.1%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
24
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
24
0.8%
+0.1pp
Greek
2021 count
12
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
12
0.4%
+0.1pp
Polish
2021 count
11
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
11
0.4%
0.0pp
Maori
2021 count
10
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
10
0.3%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+75
+0.2pp
Australian
+73
+0.4pp
Scottish
+53
+1.1pp
Irish
+39
+0.9pp
German
+22
+0.3pp
Italian
+6
+0.1pp
Dutch
+4
+0.1pp
Greek
+5
+0.1pp
Polish
0
0.0pp
Maori
0
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Robe (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| English | 685 | 22.5% | 21.0% | 610 | 22.3% | 20.5% | +75 | +0.2pp |
| Australian | 627 | 20.6% | 20.3% | 554 | 20.2% | 21.0% | +73 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 228 | 7.5% | 4.6% | 175 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +53 | +1.1pp |
| Irish | 137 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 98 | 3.6% | 3.9% | +39 | +0.9pp |
| German | 125 | 4.1% | 5.3% | 103 | 3.8% | 5.4% | +22 | +0.3pp |
| Italian | 34 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 28 | 1.0% | 1.1% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 24 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 20 | 0.7% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Greek | 12 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 0.4% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Polish | 11 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Maori | 10 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 10 | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 3,049 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,739 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +310 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).