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Population Cairns (Australia)
144 787
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Cairns is 144 787 people, including children under the age of 6 - 14 678 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 16 886 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 17 574 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 62 059 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 27 220 people, and the centenarians Cairns over 80 years old - 6 371 people.
Population size Cairns by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 14 678 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 16 886 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 17 574 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 62 059 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 27 220 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 6 371 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Cairns
Total Cairns permanent residents 69 063 men (47.7%) and 75 724 women (52.3%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 4 517 / 6.1% | 3 614 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 4 517 / 6.1% | 3 545 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 4 030 / 5.4% | 3 197 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 3 405 / 4.5% | 2 780 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 4 030 / 5.4% | 3 336 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 5 976 / 8.2% | 5 004 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 5 837 / 8% | 5 004 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 5 351 / 7.3% | 4 865 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 4 934 / 6.7% | 4 587 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 4 517 / 6.1% | 4 240 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 5 142 / 7% | 5 143 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 5 420 / 7.4% | 5 908 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 4 517 / 6.1% | 5 282 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 3 127 / 4.1% | 4 170 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 1 320 / 1.5% | 2 224 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 1 668 / 2% | 3 475 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 1 181 / 1.3% | 3 128 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Cairns: have higher education 22.7% (32 867 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (4 199 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (51 689 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (22 732 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (12 596 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (11 873 people), have no education — 0.4% (579 people), illiterate — 0.6% (869 people).
| Higher education | 32 867 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 4 199 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 51 689 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 22 732 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 12 596 / 8.7% |
| High school | 11 873 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 579 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 869 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Cairns
Total Cairns the number of officially employed population is 94 691 people (65.4%), pensioners 39 092 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 6 660 people (4.6%).
| Employed population | 94 691 / 65.4% |
| Unemployed | 6 660 / 4.6% |
| Pensioners | 39 092 / 27% |
Disability
Total Cairns have a disability 13 798 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 128 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 5 386 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 5 169 (3.57.%), disabled children 1 115 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 13 798 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 2 128 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 5 386 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 5 169 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 1 115 / 0.77% |