Cairns

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1144

Global Rank

1.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.5%


Share

Australia • Oceania • Language power

Population
252K
GDP
$11B
GDP per capita
$42,521
Land area
4,663 km² (1,800 mi²)
Density
54/km² (140/mi²)

Primary city Cairns

State / province Queensland

Language English

Cairns metro area

-16.92, 145.78
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Cairns Taipans

Cairns

Languages of Cairns

English first in Queensland.

LanguageShare
English80.5%
Mandarin Chinese1.6%
Tagalog0.7%
Eastern Panjabi0.6%
Spanish0.6%
English reach, Queensland
96%
Tier 3 country

Queensland on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#572

James Cook University

Cairns, Australia

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Cairns Airport

Cairns • 3 - International