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 Temora (A) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Temora (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Temora (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Temora (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
2,633
% of total
43.6%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
2,633
43.6%
-1.4pp
English
2021 count
2,568
% of total
42.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
2,568
42.6%
+0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
790
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
790
13.1%
+0.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
655
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
655
10.9%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
587
% of total
9.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
587
9.7%
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
184
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
184
3.0%
+2.6pp
Italian
2021 count
63
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
63
1.0%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
48
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
48
0.8%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
45
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
45
0.7%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
34
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
34
0.6%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-116
-1.4pp
English
+22
+0.9pp
Irish
+9
+0.3pp
Scottish
-4
+0.1pp
German
+25
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+160
+2.6pp
Italian
+3
0.0pp
Dutch
+8
+0.1pp
Filipino
+8
+0.1pp
Chinese
+5
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Temora (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,633 | 43.6% | 40.2% | 2,749 | 45.0% | 42.5% | -116 | -1.4pp |
| English | 2,568 | 42.6% | 40.9% | 2,546 | 41.7% | 40.8% | +22 | +0.9pp |
| Irish | 790 | 13.1% | 11.8% | 781 | 12.8% | 12.3% | +9 | +0.3pp |
| Scottish | 655 | 10.9% | 10.7% | 659 | 10.8% | 10.5% | -4 | +0.1pp |
| German | 587 | 9.7% | 4.2% | 562 | 9.2% | 4.3% | +25 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 184 | 3.0% | 6.1% | 24 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +160 | +2.6pp |
| Italian | 63 | 1.0% | 2.8% | 60 | 1.0% | 2.6% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 48 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 40 | 0.7% | 1.3% | +8 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 45 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 37 | 0.6% | 0.6% | +8 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 34 | 0.6% | 1.0% | 29 | 0.5% | 1.0% | +5 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).