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 Wattle Range (DC) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wattle Range (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wattle Range (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wattle Range (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
5,225
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
5,225
22.0%
-1.0pp
English
2021 count
5,060
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
5,060
21.3%
+0.8pp
Scottish
2021 count
1,347
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,347
5.7%
+0.1pp
Irish
2021 count
1,042
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
1,042
4.4%
+0.1pp
German
2021 count
886
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
886
3.7%
-0.2pp
Italian
2021 count
340
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
340
1.4%
0.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
294
% of total
1.2%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
294
1.2%
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
247
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
247
1.0%
+0.9pp
Filipino
2021 count
86
% of total
0.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
86
0.4%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
66
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
66
0.3%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-154
-1.0pp
English
+276
+0.8pp
Scottish
+49
+0.1pp
Irish
+47
+0.1pp
German
-25
-0.2pp
Italian
+5
0.0pp
Dutch
+14
0.0pp
Australian Aboriginal
+224
+0.9pp
Filipino
+23
+0.1pp
Chinese
+17
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wattle Range (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 5,225 | 22.0% | 20.3% | 5,379 | 23.0% | 21.0% | -154 | -1.0pp |
| English | 5,060 | 21.3% | 21.0% | 4,784 | 20.5% | 20.5% | +276 | +0.8pp |
| Scottish | 1,347 | 5.7% | 4.6% | 1,298 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +49 | +0.1pp |
| Irish | 1,042 | 4.4% | 3.8% | 995 | 4.3% | 3.9% | +47 | +0.1pp |
| German | 886 | 3.7% | 5.3% | 911 | 3.9% | 5.4% | -25 | -0.2pp |
| Italian | 340 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 335 | 1.4% | 1.1% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| Dutch | 294 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 280 | 1.2% | 0.8% | +14 | 0.0pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 247 | 1.0% | 2.2% | 23 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +224 | +0.9pp |
| Filipino | 86 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 63 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +23 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 66 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 49 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +17 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 23,775 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 23,366 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +409 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).