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 Wudinna (DC) were Australian, English and German.
Section overview
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wudinna (DC) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises ancestry for Wudinna (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Ancestry - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wudinna (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Australian
2021 count
533
% of total
46.9%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
533
46.9%
-2.6pp
English
2021 count
455
% of total
40.1%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
455
40.1%
-0.1pp
German
2021 count
144
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
+0.9pp
144
12.7%
+0.9pp
Scottish
2021 count
105
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
105
9.2%
+0.3pp
Irish
2021 count
89
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
89
7.8%
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
2021 count
25
% of total
2.2%
Change from 2016
+2.0pp
25
2.2%
+2.0pp
Dutch
2021 count
22
% of total
1.9%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
22
1.9%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Ancestry - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Australian
-86
-2.6pp
English
-48
-0.1pp
German
-4
+0.9pp
Scottish
-6
+0.3pp
Irish
-16
-0.6pp
Australian Aboriginal
+22
+2.0pp
Dutch
+5
+0.5pp
Data table
Ancestry for Wudinna (DC). Ancestry - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Australian | 533 | 46.9% | 40.5% | 619 | 49.5% | 42.1% | -86 | -2.6pp |
| English | 455 | 40.1% | 42.0% | 503 | 40.2% | 41.1% | -48 | -0.1pp |
| German | 144 | 12.7% | 10.7% | 148 | 11.8% | 10.9% | -4 | +0.9pp |
| Scottish | 105 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 111 | 8.9% | 9.0% | -6 | +0.3pp |
| Irish | 89 | 7.8% | 7.7% | 105 | 8.4% | 7.8% | -16 | -0.6pp |
| Australian Aboriginal | 25 | 2.2% | 4.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 1.2% | +22 | +2.0pp |
| Dutch | 22 | 1.9% | 1.7% | 17 | 1.4% | 1.6% | +5 | +0.5pp |
Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).