Cairns - City vs Cairns - North

Cairns - City and Cairns - North are two nearby areas with very different layouts. Cairns - City is a walker's paradise with a high density of intersecting streets and almost every home within a 15-minute walk of schools, health services and groceries. In contrast, Cairns - North is only somewhat walkable. There are also notable gaps in First Nations outcomes: First Nations unemployment is far higher in Cairns - City at 20.6%, while the typical First Nations household income is far higher in Cairns - North at $1,848.

Both areas have a similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but the gap in First Nations educational attainment is widening, with Year 12 completion now well higher in Cairns - North at 54.5%. This is consistent with a wider trend where First Nations personal income is also well higher in Cairns - North, while the typical First Nations resident in Cairns - City is noticeably older at 28.