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 (NSW) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Uralla (NSW) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Uralla (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Uralla (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Uralla (NSW), with comparison markers for Uralla (A).
English
2021 count
1,225
% of total
44.9%
Change from 2016
+5.6pp
1,225
44.9%
+5.6pp
Australian
2021 count
1,174
% of total
43.0%
Change from 2016
-8.3pp
1,174
43.0%
-8.3pp
Irish
2021 count
393
% of total
14.4%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
393
14.4%
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
362
% of total
13.3%
Change from 2016
+12.6pp
362
13.3%
+12.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
298
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
298
10.9%
-0.7pp
German
2021 count
157
% of total
5.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
157
5.8%
+0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
28
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
28
1.0%
-0.2pp
Chinese
2021 count
25
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
25
0.9%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
22
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
22
0.8%
0.0pp
New Zealander
2021 count
21
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
21
0.8%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+146
+5.6pp
Australian
-234
-8.3pp
Irish
+46
+1.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
+343
+12.6pp
Scottish
-21
-0.7pp
German
+1
+0.1pp
Dutch
-5
-0.2pp
Chinese
+17
+0.6pp
Italian
-1
0.0pp
New Zealander
+3
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Uralla (NSW). 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 | |
| English | 1,225 | 44.9% | 42.7% | 1,079 | 39.3% | 40.9% | +146 | +5.6pp |
| Australian | 1,174 | 43.0% | 43.7% | 1,408 | 51.3% | 49.1% | -234 | -8.3pp |
| Irish | 393 | 14.4% | 14.0% | 347 | 12.7% | 12.5% | +46 | +1.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 362 | 13.3% | 8.7% | 19 | 0.7% | 0.4% | +343 | +12.6pp |
| Scottish | 298 | 10.9% | 12.2% | 319 | 11.6% | 11.2% | -21 | -0.7pp |
| German | 157 | 5.8% | 4.9% | 156 | 5.7% | 5.3% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Dutch | 28 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 33 | 1.2% | 1.1% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 8 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +17 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 22 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 23 | 0.8% | 1.0% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| New Zealander | 21 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 18 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +3 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).