Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Cairns (R) in 2021 compared to Wujal Wujal Aboriginal (S) shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 22.3% of the population was born overseas, compared with 2.8% for Wujal Wujal Aboriginal (S).
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Cairns (R) was Papua New Guinea, where 1.4% of the population, or 2,361 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Cairns (R) and Wujal Wujal Aboriginal (S) were:
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (4.6% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in New Zealand (2.8% compared to 1.1%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Papua New Guinea (1.4% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Philippines (1.3% compared to 0.0%)