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Queensland · SA2 306021145

What's going on in Cairns City

Population 12,567 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#22 of 530 in Queensland

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (15.4%)

Rank 2

#25 of 530 in Queensland

for % of households renting (59.9%)

Rank 3

#48 of 530 in Queensland

for Average persons per bedroom (0.90)

The three dimensions where Cairns City picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,375 / week
#382 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
37 years
#326 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
59.9%
#25 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
8.1%
#57 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.90
#48 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Cairns City's sharpest rank is for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #159 · one rank above Lakemba New South Wales ↓ #161 · one rank below Bundaberg Queensland

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.