Cairns

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Significant Urban Areas
Area code 3004
People 153,425
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 38,870
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 66,690
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,575
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,595
Median weekly rent (b) $340
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 75,504 49.2 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 77,922 50.8 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 14,800 9.6 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 126,158 82.2 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 12,462 8.1 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 8,486 5.5 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 9,943 6.5 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 10,706 7.0 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 9,428 6.1 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 8,537 5.6 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 9,924 6.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 10,552 6.9 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 10,586 6.9 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 10,561 6.9 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 11,185 7.3 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 10,855 7.1 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 10,042 6.5 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 9,148 6.0 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 7,794 5.1 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 6,638 4.3 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 4,359 2.8 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 2,439 1.6 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 2,244 1.5 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 48,876 39.3 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 4,782 3.8 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 13,406 10.8 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 5,430 4.4 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 51,802 41.7 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 43,023 40.5 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 16,124 15.2 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 47,023 44.3 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,270 4.5 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 7,487 15.0 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4,021 8.0 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,037 2.1 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 12,568 25.1 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 6,778 13.5 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3,216 6.4 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 963 1.9 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 10,980 21.9 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3,766 7.5 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 5,358 10.7 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 9,150 18.3 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,565 3.1 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 13,508 27.0 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 24,519 19.7 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,391 10.0 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 4,811 3.9 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 20,154 16.2 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 18,889 15.2 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 5,415 4.4 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 12,919 10.4 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 98 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 28 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 7,142 5.7 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 2,840 2.3 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 826 0.7 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 14,236 11.5 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 52,469 34.2 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 45,152 29.4 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 15,990 10.4 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 14,292 9.3 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 10,683 7.0 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 104,618 68.2 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6,203 4.0 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 4,469 2.9 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Papua New Guinea 2,250 1.5 17,085 0.3 29,984 0.1
Philippines 2,018 1.3 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
India 1,785 1.2 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 43,610 28.4 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 10,324 6.7 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 9,672 6.3 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 75,849 49.4 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 13,968 9.1 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 85,812 55.9 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 10,591 6.9 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 5,746 3.7 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
India 2,567 1.7 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7
Papua New Guinea 2,344 1.5 18,353 0.4 32,017 0.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 86,571 56.4 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 9,845 6.4 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 5,516 3.6 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Philippines 3,077 2.0 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
Papua New Guinea 3,067 2.0 22,068 0.4 37,352 0.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 64,346 41.9 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 30,196 19.7 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 15,548 10.1 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 14,996 9.8 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 4,281 2.8 159,948 3.1 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Cairns, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (47.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Japanese 2,333 1.5 17,928 0.3 58,757 0.2
Nepali 1,107 0.7 12,060 0.2 133,068 0.5
Mandarin 1,097 0.7 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 981 0.6 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
Creole, nfd 971 0.6 2,753 0.1 7,832 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 116,743 76.1 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 10,322 18.5 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 77,812 62.6 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 34,972 28.1 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 11,504 9.3 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42,674 54.8 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 25,776 33.1 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 4,839 6.2 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 4,524 5.8 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 3,649 5.0 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 10,169 13.9 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 8,798 12.0 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 6,807 9.3 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 16,766 22.9 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 13,145 17.9 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 12,758 17.4 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,309 20.9 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 11,091 15.1 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,791 14.7 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8,730 11.9 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 7,993 10.9 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 7,157 9.8 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 7,027 9.6 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,973 5.4 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,209 7.1 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 2,393 3.3 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 2,153 2.9 55,180 2.3 268,005 2.2
Accommodation 2,130 2.9 28,759 1.2 107,476 0.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,990 2.7 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $812 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,951 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,575 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 42,413 57.9 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 3,709 5.1 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 1,745 2.4 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 872 1.2 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
Bus 740 1.0 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 12,168 16.6 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 8,646 11.8 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 1,057 1.4 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 46,825 63.9 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 80,853 65.1 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 31,555 25.4 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 12,746 10.3 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 17,272 13.9 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 24,524 19.7 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 33,697 27.1 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 13,608 10.9 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 9,020 7.3 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 10,954 7.1 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 9,741 6.3 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 4,303 2.8 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,080 0.7 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 6,090 4.0 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 5,301 3.5 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,238 0.8 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 2,634 1.7 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 12,172 7.9 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,372 0.9 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 11,879 7.7 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 92,234 60.1 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 17,352 11.3 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 98,300 64.1 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 26,225 17.1 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 7,832 5.1 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 3,722 2.4 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 17,352 11.3 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 999 0.8 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 4,230 3.4 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 107,467 86.5 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 11,600 9.3 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,333 39.4 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 15,038 38.7 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 7,847 20.2 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 651 1.7 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.1 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.8 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 7,423 24.4 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,721 5.7 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,726 22.1 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 3,351 11.0 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 2,046 6.7 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 5,035 16.6 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 2,165 7.1 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,915 6.3 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 55,662 90.4 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,942 9.6 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 39,513 71.0 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,915 10.6 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 9,440 17.0 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 418 0.8 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 409 0.7 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 3,100 5.6 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 11,959 21.5 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 19,581 35.2 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 19,654 35.3 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 962 1.7 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3,646 6.6 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 21,013 37.8 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 20,702 37.2 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 9,312 16.7 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 986 1.8 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 37,826 68.0 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 15,294 27.5 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,543 4.6 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14,324 25.7 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 19,580 35.2 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 20,114 36.1 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 692 1.2 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 948 1.7 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.0 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.4 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 340 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 11,298 56.2 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 6,718 33.4 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 2,104 10.5 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,595 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 14,862 75.9 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 2,225 11.4 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 2,499 12.8 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 6,975 47.1 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 7,828 52.9 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,418 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Cairns % Cairns Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 300 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,647 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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Table based on place of enumeration

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