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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Weipa (T) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), with comparison markers for Weipa (T).
Australian
2021 count
734
% of total
33.2%
Change from 2016
-17.2pp
734
33.2%
-17.2pp
English
2021 count
653
% of total
29.5%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
653
29.5%
-0.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
363
% of total
16.4%
Change from 2016
+14.0pp
363
16.4%
+14.0pp
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
334
% of total
15.1%
Change from 2016
+12.4pp
334
15.1%
+12.4pp
Irish
2021 count
186
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
186
8.4%
-1.5pp
Scottish
2021 count
142
% of total
6.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
142
6.4%
-0.4pp
German
2021 count
95
% of total
4.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
95
4.3%
-0.7pp
Italian
2021 count
58
% of total
2.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
58
2.6%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
39
% of total
1.8%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
39
1.8%
+0.4pp
Filipino
2021 count
32
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
32
1.4%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-253
-17.2pp
English
+59
-0.9pp
Australian Aboriginal
+317
+14.0pp
Torres Strait Islander
+282
+12.4pp
Irish
-8
-1.5pp
Scottish
+9
-0.4pp
German
-3
-0.7pp
Italian
+1
-0.3pp
Dutch
+12
+0.4pp
Filipino
+13
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Weipa (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Weipa (T)% | Count | % | Weipa (T)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 734 | 33.2% | 35.7% | 987 | 50.4% | 48.2% | -253 | -17.2pp |
| English | 653 | 29.5% | 30.3% | 594 | 30.4% | 30.8% | +59 | -0.9pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 363 | 16.4% | 14.5% | 46 | 2.4% | 1.7% | +317 | +14.0pp |
| Torres Strait Islander | 334 | 15.1% | 12.3% | 52 | 2.7% | 2.6% | +282 | +12.4pp |
| Irish | 186 | 8.4% | 8.8% | 194 | 9.9% | 10.3% | -8 | -1.5pp |
| Scottish | 142 | 6.4% | 8.0% | 133 | 6.8% | 8.1% | +9 | -0.4pp |
| German | 95 | 4.3% | 4.0% | 98 | 5.0% | 5.6% | -3 | -0.7pp |
| Italian | 58 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 57 | 2.9% | 2.5% | +1 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 39 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 27 | 1.4% | 0.9% | +12 | +0.4pp |
| Filipino | 32 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 19 | 1.0% | 1.8% | +13 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).