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 Nubeena were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nubeena - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Nubeena in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tasman (M) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nubeena, with comparison markers for Tasman (M).
Australian
2021 count
262
% of total
45.5%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
262
45.5%
+1.4pp
English
2021 count
228
% of total
39.6%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
228
39.6%
-6.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
61
% of total
10.6%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
61
10.6%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
44
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
44
7.6%
+1.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
38
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
+6.0pp
38
6.6%
+6.0pp
German
2021 count
21
% of total
3.6%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
21
3.6%
+1.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+50
+1.4pp
English
+7
-6.3pp
Scottish
+8
-0.4pp
Irish
+15
+1.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+35
+6.0pp
German
+9
+1.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Nubeena. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tasman (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tasman (M)% | Count | % | Tasman (M)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 262 | 45.5% | 39.2% | 212 | 44.1% | 43.7% | +50 | +1.4pp |
| English | 228 | 39.6% | 43.0% | 221 | 45.9% | 43.4% | +7 | -6.3pp |
| Scottish | 61 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 53 | 11.0% | 9.2% | +8 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 44 | 7.6% | 10.5% | 29 | 6.0% | 9.1% | +15 | +1.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 38 | 6.6% | 5.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0.6% | +35 | +6.0pp |
| German | 21 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 12 | 2.5% | 2.9% | +9 | +1.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).