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
20.5%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
378
20.5%
-1.9pp
English
2021 count
276
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
276
15.0%
-3.7pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
113
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-
113
6.1%
-
Torres Strait Islander
2021 count
99
% of total
5.4%
Change from 2016
-
99
5.4%
-
Irish
2021 count
92
% of total
5.0%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
92
5.0%
-2.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
90
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
90
4.9%
+0.2pp
German
2021 count
42
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
42
2.3%
-1.2pp
Italian
2021 count
41
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
41
2.2%
+1.2pp
Thai
2021 count
15
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-
15
0.8%
-
Filipino
2021 count
12
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-
12
0.7%
-
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+288
-1.9pp
English
+201
-3.7pp
Irish
+63
-2.2pp
Scottish
+71
+0.2pp
German
+28
-1.2pp
Italian
+37
+1.2pp
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 | 20.5% | 17.8% | 90 | 22.4% | 24.1% | +288 | -1.9pp |
| English | 276 | 15.0% | 15.2% | 75 | 18.7% | 15.4% | +201 | -3.7pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 113 | 6.1% | 7.2% | - | - | 0.9% | - | - |
| Torres Strait Islander | 99 | 5.4% | 6.1% | - | - | 1.3% | - | - |
| Irish | 92 | 5.0% | 4.4% | 29 | 7.2% | 5.2% | +63 | -2.2pp |
| Scottish | 90 | 4.9% | 4.0% | 19 | 4.7% | 4.1% | +71 | +0.2pp |
| German | 42 | 2.3% | 2.0% | 14 | 3.5% | 2.8% | +28 | -1.2pp |
| Italian | 41 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 1.3% | +37 | +1.2pp |
| Thai | 15 | 0.8% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Filipino | 12 | 0.7% | 1.0% | - | - | 0.9% | - | - |
| Total | 1,845 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 401 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,444 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).