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 Yanchep were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Yanchep - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Yanchep in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Yanchep, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
English
2021 count
5,443
% of total
49.4%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
5,443
49.4%
+1.0pp
Australian
2021 count
3,185
% of total
28.9%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
3,185
28.9%
-1.3pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,115
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
1,115
10.1%
+1.1pp
Irish
2021 count
1,081
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
1,081
9.8%
+1.2pp
German
2021 count
374
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
374
3.4%
+0.2pp
Maori
2021 count
341
% of total
3.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
341
3.1%
+0.5pp
Italian
2021 count
324
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
324
2.9%
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
323
% of total
2.9%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
323
2.9%
+2.6pp
South African
2021 count
308
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
308
2.8%
+0.8pp
New Zealander
2021 count
224
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
224
2.0%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+1,150
+1.0pp
Australian
+504
-1.3pp
Scottish
+314
+1.1pp
Irish
+317
+1.2pp
German
+90
+0.2pp
Maori
+111
+0.5pp
Italian
+104
+0.4pp
Australian Aboriginal
+295
+2.6pp
South African
+129
+0.8pp
New Zealander
+57
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Yanchep. 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 | 5,443 | 49.4% | 39.7% | 4,293 | 48.4% | 39.4% | +1,150 | +1.0pp |
| Australian | 3,185 | 28.9% | 26.3% | 2,681 | 30.2% | 26.6% | +504 | -1.3pp |
| Scottish | 1,115 | 10.1% | 8.5% | 801 | 9.0% | 8.3% | +314 | +1.1pp |
| Irish | 1,081 | 9.8% | 8.5% | 764 | 8.6% | 8.3% | +317 | +1.2pp |
| German | 374 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 284 | 3.2% | 2.5% | +90 | +0.2pp |
| Maori | 341 | 3.1% | 1.7% | 230 | 2.6% | 1.7% | +111 | +0.5pp |
| Italian | 324 | 2.9% | 4.6% | 220 | 2.5% | 4.5% | +104 | +0.4pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 323 | 2.9% | 1.8% | 28 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +295 | +2.6pp |
| South African | 308 | 2.8% | 2.4% | 179 | 2.0% | 2.3% | +129 | +0.8pp |
| New Zealander | 224 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 167 | 1.9% | 1.5% | +57 | +0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).