3.1% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southern Cross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost everyone in Southern Cross has roots in the British Isles or Australia, making it an area with very little overseas diversity. With 88% of residents born in Australia, the local community is far less multicultural than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian, while 43.5% have English ancestry. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently in the local heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand and England.
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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32608/southern-cross/topic/ancestry-heritage