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 Trunding were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Trunding - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Trunding in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Weipa (T) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Trunding, with comparison markers for Weipa (T).
Australian
2021 count
378
% of total
40.7%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
378
40.7%
-4.6pp
English
2021 count
276
% of total
29.7%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
276
29.7%
+1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
113
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
+11.9pp
113
12.2%
+11.9pp
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
99
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
99
10.7%
+7.4pp
Irish
2021 count
92
% of total
9.9%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
92
9.9%
-2.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
90
% of total
9.7%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
90
9.7%
-1.4pp
German
2021 count
42
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
42
4.5%
-2.7pp
Italian
2021 count
41
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
41
4.4%
+2.5pp
Thai
2021 count
15
% of total
1.6%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
15
1.6%
+0.9pp
Filipino
2021 count
12
% of total
1.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
12
1.3%
-0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-58
-4.6pp
English
+5
+1.5pp
Australian Aboriginal
+110
+11.9pp
Torres Strait Islander
+67
+7.4pp
Irish
-31
-2.9pp
Scottish
-17
-1.4pp
German
-27
-2.7pp
Italian
+23
+2.5pp
Thai
+8
+0.9pp
Filipino
-1
-0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Trunding. 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 | 378 | 40.7% | 35.7% | 436 | 45.3% | 48.2% | -58 | -4.6pp |
| English | 276 | 29.7% | 30.3% | 271 | 28.2% | 30.8% | +5 | +1.5pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 113 | 12.2% | 14.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 1.7% | +110 | +11.9pp |
| Torres Strait Islander | 99 | 10.7% | 12.3% | 32 | 3.3% | 2.6% | +67 | +7.4pp |
| Irish | 92 | 9.9% | 8.8% | 123 | 12.8% | 10.3% | -31 | -2.9pp |
| Scottish | 90 | 9.7% | 8.0% | 107 | 11.1% | 8.1% | -17 | -1.4pp |
| German | 42 | 4.5% | 4.0% | 69 | 7.2% | 5.6% | -27 | -2.7pp |
| Italian | 41 | 4.4% | 2.9% | 18 | 1.9% | 2.5% | +23 | +2.5pp |
| Thai | 15 | 1.6% | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +8 | +0.9pp |
| Filipino | 12 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 13 | 1.4% | 1.8% | -1 | -0.1pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).