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 Tammin were English, Australian and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tammin - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tammin in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tammin (S) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tammin, with comparison markers for Tammin (S).
English
2021 count
60
% of total
46.5%
Change from 2016
+12.3pp
60
46.5%
+12.3pp
Australian
2021 count
38
% of total
29.5%
Change from 2016
-20.5pp
38
29.5%
-20.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
26
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
+12.3pp
26
20.2%
+12.3pp
Irish
2021 count
17
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+7.8pp
17
13.2%
+7.8pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-9
+12.3pp
Australian
-63
-20.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+10
+12.3pp
Irish
+6
+7.8pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tammin. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tammin (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tammin (S)% | Count | % | Tammin (S)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 60 | 46.5% | 45.6% | 69 | 34.2% | 41.0% | -9 | +12.3pp |
| Australian | 38 | 29.5% | 38.1% | 101 | 50.0% | 43.5% | -63 | -20.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 26 | 20.2% | 7.3% | 16 | 7.9% | 5.0% | +10 | +12.3pp |
| Irish | 17 | 13.2% | 11.1% | 11 | 5.4% | 6.0% | +6 | +7.8pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).