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 Uralla (A) were Australian, English and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Uralla (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Uralla (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Uralla (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
2,609
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
2,609
21.9%
-2.7pp
English
2021 count
2,550
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
2,550
21.4%
+0.9pp
Irish
2021 count
837
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
837
7.0%
+0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
730
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
730
6.1%
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
521
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+4.2pp
521
4.4%
+4.2pp
German
2021 count
293
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
293
2.5%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
72
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
72
0.6%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
57
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
57
0.5%
-0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
45
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
45
0.4%
+0.3pp
French
2021 count
36
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
36
0.3%
0.0pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-360
-2.7pp
English
+74
+0.9pp
Irish
+84
+0.8pp
Scottish
+54
+0.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+495
+4.2pp
German
-30
-0.2pp
Italian
+10
+0.1pp
Dutch
-11
-0.1pp
Chinese
+30
+0.3pp
French
+1
0.0pp
Data table
Ancestry for Uralla (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 | 2,609 | 21.9% | 20.1% | 2,969 | 24.6% | 21.3% | -360 | -2.7pp |
| English | 2,550 | 21.4% | 20.5% | 2,476 | 20.5% | 20.4% | +74 | +0.9pp |
| Irish | 837 | 7.0% | 5.9% | 753 | 6.2% | 6.1% | +84 | +0.8pp |
| Scottish | 730 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 676 | 5.6% | 5.3% | +54 | +0.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 521 | 4.4% | 3.1% | 26 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +495 | +4.2pp |
| German | 293 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 323 | 2.7% | 2.1% | -30 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 72 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 62 | 0.5% | 1.3% | +10 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 57 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 68 | 0.6% | 0.6% | -11 | -0.1pp |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 15 | 0.1% | 0.5% | +30 | +0.3pp |
| French | 36 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 35 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Total | 11,913 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 12,065 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -152 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).