The three largest ancestries in Cook (S) in 2021 were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.
Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Cook (S) regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.
Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Cook (S)'s ethnic characteristics.
Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Cook (S) in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Australian (1,329 people or 29.4%)
- English (1,280 people or 28.3%)
- Australian Aboriginal (865 people or 19.1%)
- Irish (398 people or 8.8%)
- Scottish (324 people or 7.2%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 4,196 responses in total, or 92.89% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Cook (S) and Far North Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (19.1% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (1.7% compared to 6.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Torres Strait Islander ancestry (2.2% compared to 6.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (28.3% compared to 32.1%)