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 Arding were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Arding - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Arding in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Uralla (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Arding, with comparison markers for Uralla (A).
Australian
2021 count
85
% of total
23.6%
Change from 2016
+5.7pp
85
23.6%
+5.7pp
English
2021 count
82
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
82
22.8%
-0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
24
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
24
6.7%
+1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
22
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
22
6.1%
-0.3pp
German
2021 count
11
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
11
3.1%
+0.9pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-98
+5.7pp
English
-152
-0.1pp
Irish
-31
+1.3pp
Scottish
-44
-0.3pp
German
-12
+0.9pp
Data table
Ancestry for Arding. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Uralla (A)% | Count | % | Uralla (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 85 | 23.6% | 21.9% | 183 | 17.9% | 24.6% | -98 | +5.7pp |
| English | 82 | 22.8% | 21.4% | 234 | 22.9% | 20.5% | -152 | -0.1pp |
| Irish | 24 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 55 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -31 | +1.3pp |
| Scottish | 22 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 66 | 6.4% | 5.6% | -44 | -0.3pp |
| German | 11 | 3.1% | 2.5% | 23 | 2.2% | 2.7% | -12 | +0.9pp |
| Total | 360 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,024 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -664 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).