Census 2011 → 2021
Cairns City population growth
How the population of Cairns City, QLD (4870) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+65.9% over 10 years
2011 population
2,180
2016 population
2,737
2021 population
3,616
2011 → 2021
+65.9%
+879 since 2016
Cairns City trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,616
was 2,737 in 2016
+879 · +32.1%
Median rent
$413/wk
was $360/wk in 2016
+$53 · +14.7%
Household income
$1,627/wk
was $1,486/wk in 2016
+$141 · +9.5%
Median age
44
was 42 in 2016
+2 · +4.8%
Dig deeper: Cairns City population growth · Cairns City then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology