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 Tarzali were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tarzali - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tarzali in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tarzali, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).
Australian
2021 count
151
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
151
35.0%
-5.2pp
English
2021 count
151
% of total
35.0%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
151
35.0%
-4.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
48
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
48
11.1%
-2.5pp
Irish
2021 count
41
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
41
9.5%
+1.0pp
German
2021 count
22
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
22
5.1%
-0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
16
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
16
3.7%
+2.2pp
Italian
2021 count
13
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
13
3.0%
-0.8pp
New Zealander
2021 count
12
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-
12
2.8%
-
Danish
2021 count
10
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
10
2.3%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-9
-5.2pp
English
-7
-4.7pp
Scottish
-6
-2.5pp
Irish
+7
+1.0pp
German
-1
-0.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+10
+2.2pp
Italian
-2
-0.8pp
Danish
+3
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tarzali. 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 | 151 | 35.0% | 37.1% | 160 | 40.2% | 41.2% | -9 | -5.2pp |
| English | 151 | 35.0% | 38.3% | 158 | 39.7% | 38.6% | -7 | -4.7pp |
| Scottish | 48 | 11.1% | 10.7% | 54 | 13.6% | 11.1% | -6 | -2.5pp |
| Irish | 41 | 9.5% | 12.5% | 34 | 8.5% | 12.9% | +7 | +1.0pp |
| German | 22 | 5.1% | 6.1% | 23 | 5.8% | 6.0% | -1 | -0.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 16 | 3.7% | 6.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 0.9% | +10 | +2.2pp |
| Italian | 13 | 3.0% | 5.8% | 15 | 3.8% | 6.0% | -2 | -0.8pp |
| New Zealander | 12 | 2.8% | 0.8% | - | - | 0.7% | - | - |
| Danish | 10 | 2.3% | 0.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 0.6% | +3 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).