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 Burradoo were English, Australian and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Burradoo - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Burradoo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Burradoo, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
English
2021 count
1,314
% of total
45.6%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
1,314
45.6%
-3.1pp
Australian
2021 count
907
% of total
31.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
907
31.5%
-1.1pp
Scottish
2021 count
441
% of total
15.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
441
15.3%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
433
% of total
15.0%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
433
15.0%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
142
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
142
4.9%
+0.9pp
Italian
2021 count
126
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
126
4.4%
+1.5pp
Dutch
2021 count
59
% of total
2.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
59
2.0%
+0.3pp
French
2021 count
44
% of total
1.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
44
1.5%
+0.5pp
Polish
2021 count
31
% of total
1.1%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
31
1.1%
+0.5pp
New Zealander
2021 count
25
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
25
0.9%
+0.2pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
English
+27
-3.1pp
Australian
+46
-1.1pp
Scottish
+44
+0.3pp
Irish
+34
-0.1pp
German
+35
+0.9pp
Italian
+48
+1.5pp
Dutch
+15
+0.3pp
French
+18
+0.5pp
Polish
+15
+0.5pp
New Zealander
+6
+0.2pp
Data table
Ancestry for Burradoo. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| English | 1,314 | 45.6% | 44.4% | 1,287 | 48.7% | 44.4% | +27 | -3.1pp |
| Australian | 907 | 31.5% | 37.6% | 861 | 32.6% | 38.6% | +46 | -1.1pp |
| Scottish | 441 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 397 | 15.0% | 12.8% | +44 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 433 | 15.0% | 13.8% | 399 | 15.1% | 13.7% | +34 | -0.1pp |
| German | 142 | 4.9% | 4.0% | 107 | 4.0% | 4.0% | +35 | +0.9pp |
| Italian | 126 | 4.4% | 3.2% | 78 | 2.9% | 2.8% | +48 | +1.5pp |
| Dutch | 59 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 44 | 1.7% | 1.6% | +15 | +0.3pp |
| French | 44 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 26 | 1.0% | 0.6% | +18 | +0.5pp |
| Polish | 31 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 16 | 0.6% | 0.8% | +15 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealander | 25 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 19 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +6 | +0.2pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).