Gordonvale, QueenslandTown in Queensland, AustraliaTown in Queensland, AustraliaGordonvaleTownMulgrave Central Mill and mountainsGordonvaleInteractive map of GordonvaleCoordinates: 17°05′37″S 145°47′12″E / 17.0936°S 145.7866°E / -17.0936; 145.7866 (Gordonvale (town centre))CountryAustraliaStateQueenslandCityCairnsLGACairns RegionLocation 23.2 km (14.4 mi) S of Cairns CBD 327 km (203 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,683 km (1,046 mi) NNW of Brisbane Established1877Government • State electorateMulgrave • Federal divisionKennedyArea • Total57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi)Elevation10 m (33 ft)Population • Total6,944 (2021 census) • Density121.40/km2 (314.42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)Postcode4865 Localities around Gordonvale Mount Peter Wrights CreekPackers Camp Green Hill Lamb Range Gordonvale Aloomba Little Mulgrave GoldsboroughWooroonooran Aloomba Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and locality situated on the southern side of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
Cairns railway stationCairns railway station is a railway station in the Cairns CBD in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, serving the city of Cairns. The station is the terminus of the North Coast railway line from Brisbane and the terminus for the Tablelands railway line to the Atherton Tableland. Two tourist railway services operate from here: the Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Savannahlander. The station has two platforms.
PortsmithSuburb of Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaSuburb in Queensland, AustraliaPortsmithSuburbView from the Bulk Sugar Terminal across Trinity Inlet, 1964PortsmithInteractive map of PortsmithCoordinates: 16°56′42″S 145°46′00″E / 16.945°S 145.7666°E / -16.945; 145.7666 (Portsmith (centre of suburb))CountryAustraliaStateQueenslandCityCairnsLGACairns RegionLocation 3.4 km (2.1 mi) S of Cairns CBD 1,684 km (1,046 mi) NNW of Brisbane Government • State electoratesCairnsMulgrave • Federal divisionsLeichhardtKennedyArea • Total15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)Population • Total314 (2021 census) • Density20.13/km2 (52.13/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)Postcode4870 Suburbs around Portsmith Bungalow Parramatta Park Cairns City Woree Portsmith East Trinity White Rock Edmonton Wrights Creek Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
Cairns Wharf ComplexCairns Wharf Complex is a heritage-listed wharf at Wharf Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1910 to 1948. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 17 December 1999. HistoryCairns was established by Europeans as a port in the second half of the nineteenth century.
North Coast railway line, QueenslandThe North Coast railway line (NCL) is a 1,681-kilometre (1,045 mi) 1067 mm gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton.
QueenslandState of AustraliaState in AustraliaQueensland (locally , commonly abbreviated as QLD or Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively.
Cairns RegionThe 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 Shire of Douglas. However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority.2021 Australian censusThe 2021 Australian census was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census.
Central business districtA central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown". However, these concepts are not necessarily synonymous: many cities have a central business district located away from its traditional city center.
CairnsCairns ( ; Yidiny: Gimuy) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical northeast coast of Far North Queensland. In the 2021 census, Cairns had a population of 169,312. The city was founded in 1876 and named after Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson River. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Cairns NorthCairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people.
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