17.4% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southern Cross · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southern Cross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Southern Cross compared to the rest of the state, with only 17.4% arriving from other countries. While the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than similar small towns, it remains far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are English at 41.9% and Australian at 34.0%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population fell by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, and is now 10 points lower than the national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (72.3%), followed by New Zealand, England, 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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521047/southern-cross/topic/ancestry-heritage