population.com.auLast official estimated population of Cairns (as Significant Urban Area) was 151 215 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.61% of total Australian population. Area of Cairns is 254.05 km², in this year population density was 595.21 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.36%/yr), Cairns population in 2024 would be 166 243. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[2001-2002] +1.98 %/Y
[2002-2003] +0.55 %/Y
[2003-2004] +2.76 %/Y
[2004-2005] +3.26 %/Y
[2005-2006] +3.75 %/Y
[2006-2007] +3.31 %/Y
[2007-2008] +3.91 %/Y
[2008-2009] +3.19 %/Y
[2009-2010] +2.08 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.50 %/Y
[2011-2012] +2.03 %/Y
[2012-2013] +1.81 %/Y
[2013-2014] +1.19 %/Y
[2014-2015] +0.87 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1.07 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.36 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about SUA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.