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 Mundulla were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mundulla - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mundulla in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tatiara (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mundulla, with comparison markers for Tatiara (DC).
Australian
2021 count
184
% of total
42.6%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
184
42.6%
-4.6pp
English
2021 count
169
% of total
39.1%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
169
39.1%
+1.3pp
German
2021 count
73
% of total
16.9%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
73
16.9%
+1.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
34
% of total
7.9%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
34
7.9%
+1.0pp
Irish
2021 count
29
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
29
6.7%
-1.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
17
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
17
3.9%
+2.3pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-22
-4.6pp
English
+4
+1.3pp
German
+7
+1.8pp
Scottish
+4
+1.0pp
Irish
-5
-1.1pp
Dutch
+10
+2.3pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mundulla. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tatiara (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tatiara (DC)% | Count | % | Tatiara (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 184 | 42.6% | 42.0% | 206 | 47.2% | 42.3% | -22 | -4.6pp |
| English | 169 | 39.1% | 37.5% | 165 | 37.8% | 39.1% | +4 | +1.3pp |
| German | 73 | 16.9% | 11.6% | 66 | 15.1% | 11.2% | +7 | +1.8pp |
| Scottish | 34 | 7.9% | 8.3% | 30 | 6.9% | 8.7% | +4 | +1.0pp |
| Irish | 29 | 6.7% | 6.1% | 34 | 7.8% | 6.8% | -5 | -1.1pp |
| Dutch | 17 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 1.0% | +10 | +2.3pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).