22.3% —
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cairns · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cairns
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cairns compared to the national figure, though the area remains more diverse than most similar places. Around 22.3% of the population grew up outside Australia, a figure that has risen slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 34.4% and 30.0% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 22.3% of residents were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32080/cairns/topic/ancestry-heritage