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 Mindarie (WA) were English, Australian and Irish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mindarie (WA) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Mindarie (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mindarie (WA), with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
4,171
% of total
53.0%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
4,171
53.0%
+0.8pp
Australian
2021 count
1,697
% of total
21.6%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,697
21.6%
+0.7pp
Irish
2021 count
888
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
888
11.3%
+0.4pp
Scottish
2021 count
851
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
851
10.8%
+0.2pp
South African
2021 count
402
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
402
5.1%
-0.2pp
German
2021 count
279
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
279
3.5%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
273
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
273
3.5%
-0.1pp
Dutch
2021 count
187
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
187
2.4%
+0.6pp
Welsh
2021 count
144
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
144
1.8%
-0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
126
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
126
1.6%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+247
+0.8pp
Australian
+128
+0.7pp
Irish
+71
+0.4pp
Scottish
+52
+0.2pp
South African
+7
-0.2pp
German
+8
-0.1pp
Italian
+4
-0.1pp
Dutch
+55
+0.6pp
Welsh
+3
-0.1pp
Chinese
+11
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Mindarie (WA). 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 | 4,171 | 53.0% | 39.7% | 3,924 | 52.2% | 39.4% | +247 | +0.8pp |
| Australian | 1,697 | 21.6% | 26.3% | 1,569 | 20.9% | 26.6% | +128 | +0.7pp |
| Irish | 888 | 11.3% | 8.5% | 817 | 10.9% | 8.3% | +71 | +0.4pp |
| Scottish | 851 | 10.8% | 8.5% | 799 | 10.6% | 8.3% | +52 | +0.2pp |
| South African | 402 | 5.1% | 2.4% | 395 | 5.3% | 2.3% | +7 | -0.2pp |
| German | 279 | 3.5% | 2.6% | 271 | 3.6% | 2.5% | +8 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 273 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 269 | 3.6% | 4.5% | +4 | -0.1pp |
| Dutch | 187 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 132 | 1.8% | 1.7% | +55 | +0.6pp |
| Welsh | 144 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 141 | 1.9% | 1.1% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Chinese | 126 | 1.6% | 2.4% | 115 | 1.5% | 2.3% | +11 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).