Southern Cross bushfire risk
Of Southern Cross’s 1,000 mapped properties, 23.4% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Southern Cross’s bushfire exposure is in line with the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Southern Cross address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Southern Cross
Flood and bushfire areas across Southern Cross. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Southern Cross
Southern Cross sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,059 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,059 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Southern Cross
Southern Cross is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural/mining
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Southern Cross
At the 2021 Census, 18.4% of Southern Cross’s 572 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
- 10 Arcturus Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 2 Crateris Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 34 Pavonis Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 3 Scorpio Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 4 Pollux Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 56 Rodgers Road, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 7 Serpentis Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- 93 Aldebaran Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
Other suburbs in Yilgarn
Compare Southern Cross with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.