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 Baranduda were Australian, English and Scottish.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Baranduda - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Baranduda in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (C) and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Baranduda, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).
Australian
2021 count
1,418
% of total
46.6%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
1,418
46.6%
-1.7pp
English
2021 count
1,311
% of total
43.1%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
1,311
43.1%
+3.6pp
Scottish
2021 count
368
% of total
12.1%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
368
12.1%
+0.6pp
Irish
2021 count
338
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
338
11.1%
+0.2pp
German
2021 count
230
% of total
7.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
230
7.6%
+0.6pp
Italian
2021 count
85
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
85
2.8%
+0.1pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
72
% of total
2.4%
Change from 2016
-
72
2.4%
-
Dutch
2021 count
71
% of total
2.3%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
71
2.3%
+0.7pp
Welsh
2021 count
20
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
20
0.7%
+0.2pp
Polish
2021 count
20
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
20
0.7%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
+274
-1.7pp
English
+376
+3.6pp
Scottish
+96
+0.6pp
Irish
+79
+0.2pp
German
+64
+0.6pp
Italian
+22
+0.1pp
Dutch
+34
+0.7pp
Welsh
+7
+0.2pp
Polish
+12
+0.4pp
Maori
+13
+0.4pp
Data table
Ancestry for Baranduda. Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 1,418 | 46.6% | 42.1% | 1,144 | 48.3% | 42.1% | +274 | -1.7pp |
| English | 1,311 | 43.1% | 40.0% | 935 | 39.5% | 39.8% | +376 | +3.6pp |
| Scottish | 368 | 12.1% | 10.4% | 272 | 11.5% | 10.5% | +96 | +0.6pp |
| Irish | 338 | 11.1% | 11.6% | 259 | 10.9% | 12.9% | +79 | +0.2pp |
| German | 230 | 7.6% | 7.0% | 166 | 7.0% | 7.1% | +64 | +0.6pp |
| Italian | 85 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 63 | 2.7% | 2.9% | +22 | +0.1pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 72 | 2.4% | 3.3% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
| Dutch | 71 | 2.3% | 2.0% | 37 | 1.6% | 1.9% | +34 | +0.7pp |
| Welsh | 20 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 13 | 0.5% | 0.5% | +7 | +0.2pp |
| Polish | 20 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 8 | 0.3% | 0.7% | +12 | +0.4pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).