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 Darch were English, Australian and Indian.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Darch - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Darch in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Darch, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
1,732
% of total
23.6%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
1,732
23.6%
-2.2pp
Australian
2021 count
1,668
% of total
22.7%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
1,668
22.7%
-1.1pp
Indian
2021 count
729
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
729
9.9%
+1.2pp
Vietnamese
2021 count
471
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
471
6.4%
-0.3pp
Italian
2021 count
443
% of total
6.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
443
6.0%
-0.4pp
Chinese
2021 count
384
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
384
5.2%
+0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
369
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
369
5.0%
-0.4pp
Irish
2021 count
329
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
329
4.5%
-0.2pp
Macedonian
2021 count
322
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
322
4.4%
+0.4pp
South African
2021 count
218
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
218
3.0%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
-108
-2.2pp
Australian
-31
-1.1pp
Indian
+108
+1.2pp
Vietnamese
-4
-0.3pp
Italian
-10
-0.4pp
Chinese
+73
+0.8pp
Scottish
-14
-0.4pp
Irish
-5
-0.2pp
Macedonian
+39
+0.4pp
South African
-1
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Darch. 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 | 1,732 | 23.6% | 39.7% | 1,840 | 25.8% | 39.4% | -108 | -2.2pp |
| Australian | 1,668 | 22.7% | 26.3% | 1,699 | 23.8% | 26.6% | -31 | -1.1pp |
| Indian | 729 | 9.9% | 3.3% | 621 | 8.7% | 3.1% | +108 | +1.2pp |
| Vietnamese | 471 | 6.4% | 2.4% | 475 | 6.7% | 2.7% | -4 | -0.3pp |
| Italian | 443 | 6.0% | 4.6% | 453 | 6.4% | 4.5% | -10 | -0.4pp |
| Chinese | 384 | 5.2% | 2.4% | 311 | 4.4% | 2.3% | +73 | +0.8pp |
| Scottish | 369 | 5.0% | 8.5% | 383 | 5.4% | 8.3% | -14 | -0.4pp |
| Irish | 329 | 4.5% | 8.5% | 334 | 4.7% | 8.3% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Macedonian | 322 | 4.4% | 1.2% | 283 | 4.0% | 1.1% | +39 | +0.4pp |
| South African | 218 | 3.0% | 2.4% | 219 | 3.1% | 2.3% | -1 | -0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).