Cairns City

QLD

Cairns City is a growing region in QLD with 13,599 residents.

SA2 code: 306021145
State: QLD

Population

13,599

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+5.0%

3yr: +5.6% · 10yr: +17.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$330/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,375/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Cairns City (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.6%5yr: +5.0%10yr: +17.0%Total: +97.4%

Population grew from 6,889 to 13,599 over 24 years, averaging 2.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 5.1%

Predominantly apartments (57.3%), rental-heavy (59.9% renting), built for families (51% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 19.4%

Townhouses 23.2%

Apartments 57.3%

797 houses953 townhouses2,350 apartments

Tenure

Owned 18.0%

Mortgage 18.2%

Renting 59.9%

Owned 18.0%Mortgage 18.2%Renting 59.9%Other / NS 3.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

713 (17.4%)

2 bed

2,073 (50.6%)

3 bed

1,003 (24.5%)

4 bed

154 (3.8%)

5 bed

62 (1.5%)

6+ bed

93 (2.3%)