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 Millicent were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Millicent - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Millicent in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Millicent, with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).
Australian
2021 count
2,293
% of total
44.9%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
2,293
44.9%
-1.0pp
English
2021 count
2,208
% of total
43.2%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
2,208
43.2%
+2.7pp
Scottish
2021 count
529
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
529
10.4%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
421
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
421
8.2%
+0.6pp
German
2021 count
342
% of total
6.7%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
342
6.7%
-0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
202
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
202
4.0%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
141
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
141
2.8%
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
140
% of total
2.7%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
140
2.7%
+2.5pp
Filipino
2021 count
44
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
44
0.9%
+0.1pp
Chinese
2021 count
33
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
33
0.6%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-50
-1.0pp
English
+140
+2.7pp
Scottish
+13
+0.3pp
Irish
+32
+0.6pp
German
-33
-0.6pp
Italian
-18
-0.3pp
Dutch
+9
+0.2pp
Australian Aboriginal
+128
+2.5pp
Filipino
+4
+0.1pp
Chinese
+21
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Millicent. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,293 | 44.9% | 44.0% | 2,343 | 45.9% | 46.1% | -50 | -1.0pp |
| English | 2,208 | 43.2% | 42.6% | 2,068 | 40.5% | 41.0% | +140 | +2.7pp |
| Scottish | 529 | 10.4% | 11.3% | 516 | 10.1% | 11.1% | +13 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 421 | 8.2% | 8.8% | 389 | 7.6% | 8.5% | +32 | +0.6pp |
| German | 342 | 6.7% | 7.5% | 375 | 7.3% | 7.8% | -33 | -0.6pp |
| Italian | 202 | 4.0% | 2.9% | 220 | 4.3% | 2.9% | -18 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 141 | 2.8% | 2.5% | 132 | 2.6% | 2.4% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 140 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 12 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +128 | +2.5pp |
| Filipino | 44 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 40 | 0.8% | 0.5% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Chinese | 33 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 12 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +21 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).