25.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cairns · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cairns
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one quarter of the population was born overseas, putting Cairns around the middle for its level compared to similar areas. While English and Australian are the most common ancestries, the city's overseas-born population has grown by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 30.4%, followed by Australian at 25.1% and Irish at 10.2%. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish at 8.4% and German at 4.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 25.9% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (62.6%), while England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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/sed/SED30014/cairns/topic/ancestry-heritage