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 Peeramon were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Peeramon - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Peeramon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Peeramon, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).
Australian
2021 count
327
% of total
42.0%
Change from 2016
-6.7pp
327
42.0%
-6.7pp
English
2021 count
319
% of total
41.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
319
41.0%
-0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
107
% of total
13.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
107
13.8%
-0.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
81
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
81
10.4%
-1.9pp
German
2021 count
52
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
52
6.7%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
30
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
30
3.9%
-1.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
27
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-
27
3.5%
-
Dutch
2021 count
15
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
15
1.9%
+0.1pp
New Zealander
2021 count
13
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
13
1.7%
-0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+21
-6.7pp
English
+60
-0.2pp
Irish
+20
-0.1pp
Scottish
+4
-1.9pp
German
+10
0.0pp
Italian
-6
-1.8pp
Dutch
+4
+0.1pp
New Zealander
-1
-0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Peeramon. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 327 | 42.0% | 37.1% | 306 | 48.7% | 41.2% | +21 | -6.7pp |
| English | 319 | 41.0% | 38.3% | 259 | 41.2% | 38.6% | +60 | -0.2pp |
| Irish | 107 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 87 | 13.9% | 12.9% | +20 | -0.1pp |
| Scottish | 81 | 10.4% | 10.7% | 77 | 12.3% | 11.1% | +4 | -1.9pp |
| German | 52 | 6.7% | 6.1% | 42 | 6.7% | 6.0% | +10 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 30 | 3.9% | 5.8% | 36 | 5.7% | 6.0% | -6 | -1.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 27 | 3.5% | 6.8% | - | - | 0.9% | - | - |
| Dutch | 15 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 1.5% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealander | 13 | 1.7% | 0.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 0.7% | -1 | -0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).