Cairns vs Cairns - Southern Hinterlands

Cairns and Cairns - Southern Hinterlands are two very different environments. Cairns is a concentrated hub where 84.3% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and the walkability score is 5.6 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Cairns - Southern Hinterlands is car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.0 and no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. There are also notable differences among First Nations residents; the typical person in Cairns is much younger at 23, compared to 34 in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands, and Year 12 completion is far higher in Cairns at 49.3%.

Typical First Nations household incomes are very similar across both areas, sitting around $1,434 to $1,468. While they share this financial commonality, the two places differ in their cultural landscape. First Nations languages are far more common in Cairns, where 21.5% of people speak one, compared to 11.2% in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands.