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 Nangwarry were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Nangwarry - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Nangwarry in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nangwarry, with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).
Australian
2021 count
248
% of total
49.1%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
248
49.1%
+5.4pp
English
2021 count
198
% of total
39.2%
Change from 2016
-4.5pp
198
39.2%
-4.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
46
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
46
9.1%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
37
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
37
7.3%
+1.0pp
German
2021 count
32
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
32
6.3%
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
21
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
21
4.2%
+3.0pp
Finnish
2021 count
21
% of total
4.2%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
21
4.2%
+0.2pp
Maori
2021 count
11
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
11
2.2%
+0.7pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+21
+5.4pp
English
-29
-4.5pp
Scottish
+2
+0.6pp
Irish
+4
+1.0pp
German
-5
-0.8pp
Australian Aboriginal
+15
+3.0pp
Finnish
0
+0.2pp
Maori
+3
+0.7pp
Data table
Ancestry for Nangwarry. 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 | 248 | 49.1% | 44.0% | 227 | 43.7% | 46.1% | +21 | +5.4pp |
| English | 198 | 39.2% | 42.6% | 227 | 43.7% | 41.0% | -29 | -4.5pp |
| Scottish | 46 | 9.1% | 11.3% | 44 | 8.5% | 11.1% | +2 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 37 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 33 | 6.3% | 8.5% | +4 | +1.0pp |
| German | 32 | 6.3% | 7.5% | 37 | 7.1% | 7.8% | -5 | -0.8pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 21 | 4.2% | 2.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 0.2% | +15 | +3.0pp |
| Finnish | 21 | 4.2% | 0.3% | 21 | 4.0% | 0.4% | 0 | +0.2pp |
| Maori | 11 | 2.2% | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 0.2% | +3 | +0.7pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).