Brinsmead, Queensland
Brinsmead Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Brinsmead | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°54′05″S 145°42′53″E / 16.9013°S 145.7147°ECoordinates: 16°54′05″S 145°42′53″E / 16.9013°S 145.7147°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,362 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 993/km2 (2,572/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Brinsmead is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people.[1]
Geography[]
Brinsmead is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city centre of Cairns.
History[]
Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [4] The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after , a sugar plantation owner at Freshwater who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district.[5][6]
Amenities[]
Freshwater Christian College is located in Brinsmead.
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brinsmead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Brinsmead – suburb (entry 48544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Horace George Brinsmead". The Brinsmeads Down Under. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Brinsmead, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Suburbs of Cairns
- Towns in Queensland
- 1975 establishments in Australia
- Populated places established in 1975
- Far North Queensland geography stubs