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 Tatiara (DC) were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Tatiara (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Tatiara (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tatiara (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
2,891
% of total
21.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
2,891
21.0%
-0.1pp
English
2021 count
2,584
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
2,584
18.8%
-0.7pp
German
2021 count
797
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
797
5.8%
+0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
569
% of total
4.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
569
4.1%
-0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
422
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
422
3.1%
-0.3pp
Filipino
2021 count
134
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
134
1.0%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
99
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
99
0.7%
+0.7pp
Malay
2021 count
90
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
90
0.7%
+0.7pp
Dutch
2021 count
88
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
88
0.6%
+0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
84
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
84
0.6%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+93
-0.1pp
English
-5
-0.7pp
German
+55
+0.2pp
Scottish
-7
-0.2pp
Irish
-29
-0.3pp
Filipino
+27
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+96
+0.7pp
Malay
+85
+0.7pp
Dutch
+22
+0.1pp
Italian
-1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Tatiara (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 | |
| Australian | 2,891 | 21.0% | 20.3% | 2,798 | 21.1% | 21.0% | +93 | -0.1pp |
| English | 2,584 | 18.8% | 21.0% | 2,589 | 19.5% | 20.5% | -5 | -0.7pp |
| German | 797 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 742 | 5.6% | 5.4% | +55 | +0.2pp |
| Scottish | 569 | 4.1% | 4.6% | 576 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -7 | -0.2pp |
| Irish | 422 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 451 | 3.4% | 3.9% | -29 | -0.3pp |
| Filipino | 134 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 107 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +27 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 99 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3 | 0.0% | 0.6% | +96 | +0.7pp |
| Malay | 90 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +85 | +0.7pp |
| Dutch | 88 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 66 | 0.5% | 0.8% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Italian | 84 | 0.6% | 1.1% | 85 | 0.6% | 1.1% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 13,738 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13,246 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +492 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).