Census 2011 → 2021
Cairns North population growth
How the population of Cairns North, QLD (4870) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+20% over 10 years
2011 population
4,444
2016 population
5,191
2021 population
5,334
2011 → 2021
+20%
+143 since 2016
Cairns North trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
5,334
was 5,191 in 2016
+143 · +2.8%
Median rent
$340/wk
was $300/wk in 2016
+$40 · +13.3%
Household income
$1,402/wk
was $1,166/wk in 2016
+$236 · +20.2%
Median age
37
was 35 in 2016
+2 · +5.7%
Dig deeper: Cairns North population growth · Cairns North then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology