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 Wentworth (A) were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wentworth (A) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wentworth (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wentworth (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Australian
2021 count
2,914
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
2,914
19.6%
-0.8pp
English
2021 count
2,739
% of total
18.4%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
2,739
18.4%
+0.2pp
Scottish
2021 count
708
% of total
4.8%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
708
4.8%
-0.2pp
Irish
2021 count
671
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
671
4.5%
-0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
556
% of total
3.7%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
556
3.7%
+1.6pp
German
2021 count
373
% of total
2.5%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
373
2.5%
-0.1pp
Italian
2021 count
324
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
324
2.2%
-0.3pp
Dutch
2021 count
73
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
73
0.5%
+0.1pp
Filipino
2021 count
46
% of total
0.3%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
46
0.3%
+0.1pp
Croatian
2021 count
37
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
37
0.2%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+140
-0.8pp
English
+265
+0.2pp
Scottish
+33
-0.2pp
Irish
+40
-0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
+273
+1.6pp
German
+22
-0.1pp
Italian
-14
-0.3pp
Dutch
+14
+0.1pp
Filipino
+22
+0.1pp
Croatian
+19
+0.1pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wentworth (A). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 2,914 | 19.6% | 20.1% | 2,774 | 20.4% | 21.3% | +140 | -0.8pp |
| English | 2,739 | 18.4% | 20.5% | 2,474 | 18.2% | 20.4% | +265 | +0.2pp |
| Scottish | 708 | 4.8% | 5.4% | 675 | 5.0% | 5.3% | +33 | -0.2pp |
| Irish | 671 | 4.5% | 5.9% | 631 | 4.6% | 6.1% | +40 | -0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 556 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 283 | 2.1% | 0.4% | +273 | +1.6pp |
| German | 373 | 2.5% | 2.1% | 351 | 2.6% | 2.1% | +22 | -0.1pp |
| Italian | 324 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 338 | 2.5% | 1.3% | -14 | -0.3pp |
| Dutch | 73 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 59 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +14 | +0.1pp |
| Filipino | 46 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 24 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Croatian | 37 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 18 | 0.1% | 0.1% | +19 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 14,890 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13,584 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,306 | 0.0pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).