Cairns, Australia is home to an estimated 279 developers working with AI coding tools — an early-stage scene that ranks #949 of the 1,679 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 48/100. Here's how Cairns fits into the global picture.
279developers (est.)
#949of 1,679 cities
48/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Cairns:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville | Australia | 299 | 282 km |
| Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 268 | 844 km |
| Lae | Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1141 km |
| Goroka | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1205 km |
| Mount Hagen | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1241 km |
Australia's AI scene
Cairns is one of 20 cities we track in Australia, which ranks #10 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~116,987 in total). See the full Australia picture → Or check which AI does Australia prefer? →
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily. It's an aggregated public-data estimate, not a headcount — read the full method.
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