5,334 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,444
- 2016: 5,191
- 2021: 5,334
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cairns North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cairns North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Cairns North than the national average. The area is larger than about 90% of similar places, with a population of 5,334 that is slightly younger than the typical Queensland or Australian resident.
5,334
▲ +20.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns North — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cairns North | 5,334 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 73,803 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,334. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Cairns North has far fewer children and seniors than most areas, with children under 15 making up only 11.5% of the population. This helps explain why the age structure is dominated by young adults aged 25 to 44, who make up 38.2% of the area.
12.5% ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cairns North, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 8.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting at 15.3%.
8.4% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cairns North, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cairns North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30479/cairns-north/topic/demographics-identity