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Southern Cross WA 6426

914 addresses · 53 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Yilgarn LGA › Southern Cross · 338 km from Perth

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Living Here

Southern Cross is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 572 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,244 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

572Population
50Median age
$1,244Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Southern Cross, 2.2 km north-west · Airport: Southern Cross Airport, 3.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Southern Cross

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

Tree cover measures, Southern Cross WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 59.8%

Population by age in Southern Cross
Population by age, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-429
5-1461
15-1911
20-2424
25-3471
35-4464
45-5495
55-64103
65-7476
75-8436
85+16
Dwelling types in Southern Cross
Dwelling types, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
House229
Townhouse19
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Southern Cross
Households by weekly income, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65063
$650-1,49970
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+26
Top ancestries in Southern Cross
Top ancestries, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
English233
Australian197
Scottish61
Ancestry NS61
Italian51
Irish49
Housing tenure in Southern Cross
Housing tenure, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned86
Mortgage54
Rented84
Other16
Cars per household in Southern Cross
Cars per household, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
016
193
292
327
4+20
Commute to work in Southern Cross
Commute to work, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car185
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle3
Home4
Top countries of birth in Southern Cross
Top countries of birth, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand36
England15
Philippines13
India10
Ireland5
Germany4
Languages used at home in Southern Cross
Languages used at home, Southern Cross WA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino10
Mandarin9
Italian6
Malayalam5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,162 bird observations recorded near Southern Cross — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Southern Cross

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

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