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Portsmith vs Woree

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Portsmith profile · Woree profile

Portsmith Woree

Woree and Portsmith are neighbouring areas in Cairns with very different profiles. Woree is a larger population centre where 51.7% of households rent and 29.9% are one-parent families. It is more diverse in terms of birthplace, with 19.6% born overseas, and has a higher rate of Year 12 completion at 43.4%. Portsmith is a smaller, more sparsely populated area where home ownership is more common, with 42.9% of homes owned outright. It has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 26.1% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 37.8% speaking a First Nations language.

Typical weekly rents are the same in both areas at $280, but the gap in accessibility is widening. Woree is far more walkable, with 92.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to just 19.3% in Portsmith. This contrast is also seen in health services, where 47% of Woree homes are within a 15-minute walk, while only 12.2% of Portsmith homes are.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,813 larger in Woree 3+ bedrooms: 28.4 pts higher in Woree Participation: 28.1 pts higher in Woree Year 12: 21.7 pts higher in Woree Full-time: 21.1 pts higher in Portsmith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Portsmithin Woree +4,813 larger in Woree gap steady
314 59th pct 5,127 86th pct
Median age in Portsmithin Woree +3 yrs older in Woree gap narrowing
35 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Portsmithin Woree +10.0 pts higher in Portsmith gap widening
26.1% 95th pct 16.1% 90th pct
Aged 65+ in Portsmithin Woree +4.2 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
12.4% 24th pct 16.6% 40th pct
Under 15 in Portsmithin Woree +7.2 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
11.1% 20th pct 18.4% 59th pct
De facto in Portsmithin Woree +9.4 pts higher in Portsmith gap widening
21.9% 90th pct 12.5% 52nd pct

Age structure

27.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 25.7%
23.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.3 pts ▸ 26.5%
25.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +12.6 pts 12.9%
11.1% Children (0–14) +7.2 pts ▸ 18.4%
12.4% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

Marital status

61.8% Never married ◂ +14.8 pts 47.0%
21.8% Married +9.8 pts ▸ 31.5%
9.6% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 12.0%
2.1% Separated +2.9 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.6% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Portsmith Woree

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Portsmithin Woree +11.7 pts higher in Woree gap widening
8.0% 33rd pct 19.6% 76th pct

Country of birth

50.3% Australia +15.6 pts ▸ 65.9%
1.9% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.0% New Zealand +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.2% England ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%
1.9% China ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%
0.0% India +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

13.7% English +14.3 pts ▸ 28.0%
11.1% Australian +15.2 pts ▸ 26.3%
3.8% Irish +3.9 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.1% Scottish +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.0% Italian +3.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.1% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%
2.5% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.9% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Portsmithin Woree +3.6 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
12.4% 79th pct 16.0% 85th pct
Limited English in Portsmithin Woree +0.8 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
1.3% 79th pct 2.0% 86th pct

Language used at home

43.3% English only +25.4 pts ▸ 68.7%
0.0% Punjabi +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Tagalog +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Portsmithin Woree +3.2 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
32.2% 27th pct 35.4% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

51.0% Not stated ◂ +34.7 pts 16.2%
16.9% Christianity +27.0 pts ▸ 43.9%
32.2% No religion +3.2 pts ▸ 35.4%
0.0% Other religions +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.0% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Portsmithin Woree +21.7 pts higher in Woree gap widening
21.7% 4th pct 43.4% 46th pct
Bachelor+ in Portsmithin Woree +4.1 pts higher in Woree gap widening
6.4% 16th pct 10.5% 32nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Portsmithin Woree
— 5.31 60th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Portsmithin Woree +2 more in Portsmith
19 86th pct 17 86th pct
Avg size in Portsmithin Woree +30 larger in Portsmith
913 100th pct 883 99th pct
ICSEA in Portsmithin Woree +8 higher in Portsmith
980 44th pct 973 39th pct

Highest year of school

21.7% Year 12 +21.7 pts ▸ 43.4%
6.5% Year 10 +14.7 pts ▸ 21.2%
12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 10.3%
6.1% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

13.6% Certificate III / IV +19.9 pts ▸ 33.5%
6.3% Bachelor degree +6.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
6.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.3 pts ▸ 12.6%
1.5% Certificate I / II +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.4% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

2.4% Management & commerce +11.7 pts ▸ 14.1%
9.7% Engineering & related +2.9 pts ▸ 12.7%
3.9% Society & culture +6.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
1.5% Health +5.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
1.9% Education +4.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
2.4% Architecture & building +3.0 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%
0.0% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Portsmithin Woree +$188 higher in Woree gap narrowing
$491 11th pct $679 37th pct
Household income in Portsmithin Woree +$403 higher in Woree gap widening
$749 4th pct $1,152 22nd pct
Family income in Portsmithin Woree +$291 higher in Portsmith gap widening
$1,708 38th pct $1,417 22nd pct
High earners in Portsmithin Woree +0.8 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
4.6% 29th pct 3.8% 26th pct
High-income homes in Portsmithin Woree +7.0 pts higher in Woree gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 7.0% 21st pct

Household income distribution

42.9% Under $650 ◂ +21.4 pts 21.4%
11.9% $650–$1,499 +24.7 pts ▸ 36.7%
7.1% $1,500–$2,999 +18.0 pts ▸ 25.2%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% $4,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Personal income distribution

33.2% Under $650 +6.8 pts ▸ 40.0%
10.7% $650–$1,499 +23.0 pts ▸ 33.7%
6.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 8.7%
1.1% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Portsmithin Woree +3.3 pts higher in Woree
22.3% 21st pct 25.6% 34th pct
Mental health in Portsmithin Woree +1.2 pts higher in Portsmith
9.6% 64th pct 8.3% 52nd pct
Needs assistance in Portsmithin Woree +7.4 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
13.4% 98th pct 5.9% 65th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Other condition ◂ +5.7 pts 8.0%
9.6% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%
7.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 5.5%
4.1% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.1% Asthma +3.1 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.1% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 3.7%
3.5% Dementia ◂ +3.1 pts 0.4%
2.9% Stroke ◂ +1.9 pts 1.0%
0.0% Cancer +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.0% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

32.8% None +24.6 pts ▸ 57.4%
8.6% One condition +8.5 pts ▸ 17.1%
7.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%
5.7% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Portsmithin Woree +4.9 pts higher in Woree gap widening
4.6% 4th pct 9.6% 12th pct
Unpaid carers in Portsmithin Woree +4.8 pts higher in Woree gap steady
5.0% 9th pct 9.8% 25th pct
Unpaid child care in Portsmithin Woree +16.4 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
5.4% 1st pct 21.7% 33rd pct
Defence service in Portsmithin Woree +4.5 pts higher in Portsmith
7.9% 91st pct 3.4% 62nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Portsmithin Woree +13.7 pts higher in Woree gap steady
1.8% 0th pct 15.5% 13th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Portsmithin Woree +744 larger in Woree
82 84th pct 826 87th pct
Median age in Portsmithin Woree +6 yrs older in Woree
17 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 38th pct
Year 12 in Portsmithin Woree +39.6 pts higher in Woree
6.8% 0th pct 46.4% 64th pct
Unemployment in Portsmithin Woree
— 22.6% 88th pct
Median income in Portsmithin Woree +$138 higher in Woree
$417 19th pct $555 40th pct
Household income in Portsmithin Woree +$293 higher in Woree
$725 9th pct $1,018 19th pct
Indigenous language in Portsmithin Woree +15.6 pts higher in Portsmith
37.8% 90th pct 22.2% 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Portsmithin Woree +0.4 larger in Woree gap narrowing
1.9 11th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Portsmithin Woree +18.2 pts higher in Woree gap widening
11.6% 55th pct 29.9% 98th pct
Living alone in Portsmithin Woree +9.5 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
42.9% 94th pct 33.4% 80th pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples without children ◂ +35.5 pts 25.0%
34.9% Couples with children +8.7 pts ▸ 43.5%
11.6% One-parent families +18.2 pts ▸ 29.9%
0.0% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

42.9% 1 person ◂ +9.5 pts 33.4%
31.0% 2 people +1.6 pts ▸ 32.6%
11.9% 3 people +3.5 pts ▸ 15.4%
0.0% 4 people +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.0% 6 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Portsmithin Woree even gap narrowing
$280 50th pct $280 50th pct
Mortgage in Portsmithin Woree +$460 higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
$1,760 59th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Portsmithin Woree +0.10 higher in Portsmith gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Portsmithin Woree +18.4 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
33.3% 83rd pct 51.7% 93rd pct
Owned outright in Portsmithin Woree +20.7 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
42.9% 55th pct 22.1% 12th pct
Separate houses in Portsmithin Woree +8.9 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
57.1% 10th pct 48.3% 7th pct
3+ bedrooms in Portsmithin Woree +28.4 pts higher in Woree gap widening
21.4% 0th pct 49.8% 9th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.3% Rented +18.4 pts ▸ 51.7%
42.9% Owned outright ◂ +20.7 pts 22.1%
7.1% Owned with a mortgage +15.8 pts ▸ 23.0%
14.3% Not stated ◂ +11.8 pts 2.5%
0.0% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

57.1% Separate house ◂ +8.9 pts 48.3%
38.1% Other dwelling ◂ +36.2 pts 1.9%
0.0% Flat or apartment +24.8 pts ▸ 24.8%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +24.4 pts ▸ 24.4%

Bedrooms per home

31.0% 2 bedrooms +9.6 pts ▸ 40.6%
11.9% 3 bedrooms +20.7 pts ▸ 32.6%
28.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +23.4 pts 5.2%
9.5% 4 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.9% Studio / none ◂ +9.9 pts 2.0%
0.0% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Weekly rent distribution

28.6% $200–$349 +31.4 pts ▸ 59.9%
0.0% $350–$549 +27.0 pts ▸ 27.0%
0.0% Under $200 +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +49.2 pts ▸ 49.2%
0.0% Under $1,000 +24.6 pts ▸ 24.6%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Portsmithin Woree +0.5 pts higher in Portsmith gap narrowing
11.1% 88th pct 10.6% 88th pct
Work from home in Portsmithin Woree +2.6 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
7.1% 16th pct 9.7% 26th pct
PT commute in Portsmithin Woree +1.8 pts higher in Woree gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.8% 78th pct
PT stops in Portsmithin Woree +15 more in Woree
3 72nd pct 18 86th pct
Stops/1k in Portsmithin Woree +6.04 more in Portsmith
9.55 87th pct 3.51 71st pct
Departures/1k in Portsmithin Woree +33.7 more in Portsmith
1,073.2 87th pct 1,039.6 86th pct
PT routes in Portsmithin Woree +7 more in Woree
1 71st pct 8 86th pct
Stop walk in Portsmithin Woree +25 longer in Portsmith
32 68th pct 7 39th pct

How people get to work

25.0% Car (driver) +35.2 pts ▸ 60.2%
19.6% Walked ◂ +18.2 pts 1.5%
7.1% Worked at home +2.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
7.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%
0.0% Bus +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 1 vehicle +9.5 pts ▸ 45.6%
27.8% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 31.2%
13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 8.9%
11.1% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 10.6%
0.0% 4 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Portsmithin Woree +1.6 pts higher in Woree gap narrowing
36.7% 70th pct 38.2% 74th pct
Recent arrivals in Portsmithin Woree +10.9 pts higher in Portsmith gap widening
20.0% 87th pct 9.1% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Portsmithin Woree +10.6 pts higher in Portsmith gap widening
19.7% 100th pct 9.1% 88th pct
Participation in Portsmithin Woree +28.1 pts higher in Woree gap widening
25.4% 0th pct 53.4% 28th pct
Full-time in Portsmithin Woree +21.1 pts higher in Portsmith gap widening
78.6% 96th pct 57.5% 46th pct

Industries people work in

32.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +26.5 pts 5.6%
7.1% Health care & social assistance +8.6 pts ▸ 15.8%
14.3% Manufacturing ◂ +10.1 pts 4.1%
0.0% Retail trade +11.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 9.8%
0.0% Construction +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%
5.4% Education & training +2.7 pts ▸ 8.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +6.9 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.0% Other services +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Administrative & support +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%
0.0% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% Wholesale trade +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

33.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +22.1 pts 11.8%
21.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.4 pts 16.1%
8.9% Community & personal service +7.2 pts ▸ 16.1%
5.4% Labourers +9.3 pts ▸ 14.6%
8.9% Professionals +4.2 pts ▸ 13.1%
0.0% Sales workers +10.6 pts ▸ 10.6%
5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.4% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Portsmithin Woree +1.9 higher in Woree
4.1 78th pct 6.0 88th pct
Types ≤15 min in Portsmithin Woree +1.7 more in Woree
3.9 77th pct 5.6 86th pct
15-min city in Portsmithin Woree +48.9 pts higher in Woree
31.3% 75th pct 80.3% 89th pct
Walk to shops in Portsmithin Woree +41.5 pts higher in Woree
40.2% 77th pct 81.8% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Portsmithin Woree +36.2 pts higher in Woree
55.0% 74th pct 91.2% 84th pct
Walk to school in Portsmithin Woree +73.0 pts higher in Woree
19.3% 64th pct 92.3% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Portsmithin Woree +11.8 pts higher in Woree
82.4% 76th pct 94.3% 83rd pct
Walk to health in Portsmithin Woree +34.8 pts higher in Woree
12.2% 75th pct 47.0% 83rd pct
Amenities/1k in Portsmithin Woree +18.1 more in Portsmith
28.7 72nd pct 10.5 43rd pct
Intersections/km² in Portsmithin Woree +72 higher in Woree
24 74th pct 96 85th pct
Mean slope in Portsmithin Woree +1.4 pts higher in Woree
3.2% 15th pct 4.6% 36th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Portsmith vs Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32354/portsmith/vs/SAL33165/woree