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 Alkimos were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Alkimos - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Alkimos in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Alkimos, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
4,845
% of total
47.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
4,845
47.5%
+0.1pp
Australian
2021 count
2,504
% of total
24.5%
Change from 2016
+1.3pp
2,504
24.5%
+1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
980
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
980
9.6%
+0.5pp
Irish
2021 count
967
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
967
9.5%
-0.3pp
South African
2021 count
375
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
375
3.7%
0.0pp
Italian
2021 count
331
% of total
3.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
331
3.2%
+0.4pp
Maori
2021 count
278
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
278
2.7%
+0.6pp
German
2021 count
266
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
266
2.6%
0.0pp
Indian
2021 count
259
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
259
2.5%
+0.2pp
Filipino
2021 count
197
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
197
1.9%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+1,865
+0.1pp
Australian
+1,047
+1.3pp
Scottish
+411
+0.5pp
Irish
+351
-0.3pp
South African
+140
0.0pp
Italian
+152
+0.4pp
Maori
+147
+0.6pp
German
+103
0.0pp
Indian
+114
+0.2pp
Filipino
+103
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Alkimos. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 4,845 | 47.5% | 39.7% | 2,980 | 47.4% | 39.4% | +1,865 | +0.1pp |
| Australian | 2,504 | 24.5% | 26.3% | 1,457 | 23.2% | 26.6% | +1,047 | +1.3pp |
| Scottish | 980 | 9.6% | 8.5% | 569 | 9.1% | 8.3% | +411 | +0.5pp |
| Irish | 967 | 9.5% | 8.5% | 616 | 9.8% | 8.3% | +351 | -0.3pp |
| South African | 375 | 3.7% | 2.4% | 235 | 3.7% | 2.3% | +140 | 0.0pp |
| Italian | 331 | 3.2% | 4.6% | 179 | 2.8% | 4.5% | +152 | +0.4pp |
| Maori | 278 | 2.7% | 1.7% | 131 | 2.1% | 1.7% | +147 | +0.6pp |
| German | 266 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 163 | 2.6% | 2.5% | +103 | 0.0pp |
| Indian | 259 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 145 | 2.3% | 3.1% | +114 | +0.2pp |
| Filipino | 197 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 94 | 1.5% | 1.4% | +103 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).