23.3% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cairns · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cairns
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Cairns were born overseas, a figure that has jumped 9.8 percentage points since 2011. This makes Cairns more diverse than many other similar areas, though it still falls well below the national figure for overseas birthplaces.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34.2% and 29.4% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German heritage also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. While most people were born in Australia, those from overseas most commonly come from 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/sua/3004/cairns/topic/ancestry-heritage