Brinsmead is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

in the

Cairns Region The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. ...

Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stret ...

, Australia. In the , Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people.

Geography

Brinsmead is located by road north-west of the city centre of Cairns. The north-east of the locality is within Mount Whitfield Conservation Park which extends into the neighbouring locality of Mount Whitfield to the north-east. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly residential.

History

Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace George Brinsmead, a sugar plantation owner at

Freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district. Cairns Christian College opened on 25 January 1983. It was later renamed Freshwater Christian College.

Demographics

In the , Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people. In the , Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people.

Education

Freshwater Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 369-401 Brinsmead Road (). It is owned by the Freshwater Church, which is affiliated with the

Australian Christian Churches The Australian Christian Churches (ACC), formerly Assemblies of God in Australia, is a network of Finished Work Pentecostal churches in Australia affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, which is the largest Pentecostal denomina ...

. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 580 students with 46 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent). There are no government schools in Brinsmead. The nearest government primary schools are Freshwater State School in neighbouring

to the north and Whitfield State School in neighbouring Whitfield to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Redlynch State College in neighbouring Redlynch to the south-west and Trinity Bay State High School in Manunda to the south-east.

Amenities

Brinsmead Community Hall is at 85 Loridan Drive (). It is capable of seating up to 80 people and is operated by the

Cairns Regional Council The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. ...

. There are a number of parks in the area: * Goomboora Park () * Shale Street Park () * The Glenoma Park ()

Facilities

There is a sewage treatment plant at the top of the hill on Brinsmead Terrace ().

References

External links

{{authority control Suburbs of Cairns 1975 establishments in Australia Populated places established in 1975