Southern Cross QLD 4820

Living Here

Southern Cross is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 575 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,775 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dalrymple statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Southern Cross itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 5 schools

  • Blackheath and Thonborugh
  • Charters Towers State High School
  • Columba Catholic College
  • Charters Towers Central State School
  • Richmond Hill State School
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Columba's
• 2 optometrists

  • Stacey & Stacey
  • Eyecare Plus
• 1 hospital

  • Charters Towers Health Services
• 1 vet

  • Charters Towers Veterinary Service
• 1 library

  • Charters Towers Excelsior Library
• 1 golf club

  • Charters Towers Golf Club
• 1 hardware store

  • Home Timber & Hardware
• 1 plumber

  • Browns Pump Shop
• 6 places to stay

  • Royal Private Hotel
  • Dalrymple Tourist Van Park
  • The Park Motel
  • Cattlemans Rest Motor Lodge
  • Courthouse Hotel / Courty Hotel
  • Charters Towers Tourist Park

Getting around. Train station: Charters Towers, 5.6 km east · Airport: Charters Towers Aerodrome, 6.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 62.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,814 bird observations recorded near Southern Cross — most often seen:

• Crested Pigeon (243)
• Magpie-lark (237)
• Black Kite (228)
• Australian Magpie (222)
• Pied Butcherbird (198)
• Peaceful Dove (186)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (179)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater (175)
• Torresian Crow (165)
• Galah (156)
• Straw-necked Ibis (142)
• Australasian Figbird (140)
• Brown Honeyeater (136)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Southern Cross:

• Grand Secret (3.1 km)
• Alabama Hill (3.6 km)
• Charters Towers City (4.5 km)
• Towers Hill (4.6 km)
• Toll (4.6 km)
• Richmond Hill (4.7 km)
• Mosman Park (5.4 km)
• Queenton (5.9 km)

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