Cairns Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Cairns in 2016 were English, Australian and Irish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Cairns regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Cairns's ethnic characteristics.

In planning multicultural stakeholder engagement activities, the knowledge of stakeholder's cultural diversity will contribute to the delivery of culturally appropriate and highly successful activities.