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 Warren (A) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Warren (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Warren (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Warren (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
1,043
% of total
20.4%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
1,043
20.4%
-3.4pp
English
2021 count
926
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
926
18.2%
-2.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
354
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
354
6.9%
+6.5pp
Irish
2021 count
351
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
351
6.9%
+0.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
264
% of total
5.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
264
5.2%
+0.4pp
German
2021 count
76
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
76
1.5%
+0.5pp
French
2021 count
27
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
27
0.5%
+0.2pp
Filipino
2021 count
26
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
26
0.5%
+0.4pp
Italian
2021 count
25
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
25
0.5%
0.0pp
Chinese
2021 count
22
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
22
0.4%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-252
-3.4pp
English
-187
-2.3pp
Australian Aboriginal
+334
+6.5pp
Irish
+12
+0.7pp
Scottish
+3
+0.4pp
German
+21
+0.5pp
French
+10
+0.2pp
Filipino
+18
+0.4pp
Italian
-1
0.0pp
Chinese
+13
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Warren (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,043 | 20.4% | 20.1% | 1,295 | 23.8% | 21.3% | -252 | -3.4pp |
| English | 926 | 18.2% | 20.5% | 1,113 | 20.5% | 20.4% | -187 | -2.3pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 354 | 6.9% | 3.1% | 20 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +334 | +6.5pp |
| Irish | 351 | 6.9% | 5.9% | 339 | 6.2% | 6.1% | +12 | +0.7pp |
| Scottish | 264 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 261 | 4.8% | 5.3% | +3 | +0.4pp |
| German | 76 | 1.5% | 2.1% | 55 | 1.0% | 2.1% | +21 | +0.5pp |
| French | 27 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +10 | +0.2pp |
| Filipino | 26 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 8 | 0.1% | 0.3% | +18 | +0.4pp |
| Italian | 25 | 0.5% | 1.4% | 26 | 0.5% | 1.3% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| Chinese | 22 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 | 0.2% | 0.5% | +13 | +0.2pp |
| Total | 5,101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,433 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -332 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).