Australian Demographic Profile
Southern Cross (WA), WA 6426
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~514
Median age
52
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
28%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers28%
- Retired and semi-retired26%
- Established partnered households15%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~514
- Sex split
- F 44% / M 56%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 9.1%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)17%
- Young adults (15-24)3.7%
- Early career (25-39)17%
- Mid career (40-59)35%
- Senior (60+)27%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Southern Cross (WA): Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated29%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)22%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)29%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)18%
- Very high ($3k+)2.2%
Top occupations
- Machinery Operators and Drivers21%
- Managers18%
- Technicians and Trades Workers15%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to WA and Australia
| Southern Cross (WA) | WA avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 9.1% | 17% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →