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Cairns City, Queensland

October 22, 2023

For the former local government area, see City of Cairns.

Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2016 census, Cairns City had a population of 2,737 people.[1]

Cairns City
Cairns, Queensland
Cairns City, 2005
Cairns City
Coordinates16°55′24″S 145°46′24″E / 16.9233°S 145.7733°E / -16.9233; 145.7733 (Cairns City (centre of suburb))
Population2,737 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density740/km2 (1,916/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Cairns
Federal division(s)Leichhardt

Geography Edit

The suburb is bounded to the north-west by Upward Street, to the north-east by Trinity Bay (16°54′42″S 145°46′54″E / 16.9118°S 145.7818°E / -16.9118; 145.7818 (Trinity Bay)),[3] to the east by Trinity Inlet (16°55′35″S 145°46′59″E / 16.9264°S 145.7831°E / -16.9264; 145.7831 (Trinity Inlet)),[4] and the railway lines to the south.[5] The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south (Portsmith) and then follows the suburb's south-west boundary to the Cairns railway station (16°55′30″S 145°46′15″E / 16.9251°S 145.7707°E / -16.9251; 145.7707 (Cairns railway station)) where the line terminates. The Tablelands railway line commences at the railway station and continues to follow the south-west boundary to the westernmost point of the suburb, where it exits to the north-west (Cairns North).[6][5]

Cairns Wharf railway station (16°55′39″S 145°46′48″E / 16.9275°S 145.7799°E / -16.9275; 145.7799 (Cairns Wharf railway station (former))) is an abandoned railway station on an abandoned railway line at Cairns Wharf.[6][5]

History Edit

Cairns City (CBD) is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[7]

Cairns State School opened on 19 August 1878. In 1914, the school was split into two separate schools, Cairns Boys State School and Cairns Girls and Infants State School. In 1943, the Girls and Boys schools were amalgamated to create Cairns Central State School, with the Infants school renamed Cairns Central State Infants School. In 1961, the Infants school was merged back into Cairns Central State School. It closed on 16 December 1994.[8][9] The school was on the block surrounded by Abbott Street, Alpin Street, Lake Street and Florence Street (16°55′09″S 145°46′27″E / 16.9192°S 145.7743°E / -16.9192; 145.7743 (Cairns Central State School (former))).[10][5]

St Monica's Catholic College was established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy.[11][12]

Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank opened in Cairns City on 22 April 1899.[13]

The name Cairns honours William Cairns, the Governor of Queensland from 1875 to 1877.[14] The suburb was officially named Cairns City on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board.[2]

On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba (now Mirriwinni). It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign. The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometers later with 29 recruits.[15][16]

Cairns Baptist Church at 142 Lake Street was officially opened on Saturday 4 July 1936 by Reverend Ralph Sayce (General Secretary of the Queensland Baptist Union). The church was built from timber, but had four concrete buttresses to provide strength in the event of a cyclone. The architect was George Trotter. A manse (built earlier) was behind the church.[17][18][19][20][21][22] A modern Baptist church now occupies the site.[23]

The Cairns Seventh Day Adventist School opened on 6 February 1950 in the Cairns CBD. It later[when?] moved to premises at the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist Church at 302 Gatton Street, Manunda. On 27 October 2014, the school moved to purpose-built premises in Gordonvale and was renamed Cairns Adventist College.[24][25]

The City Library opened in 1979.[26]

In the 2011 census, the population of Cairns City was 2,180 people.[27]

In the 2016 census, Cairns City had a population of 2,737 people.[1] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population. 42.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 5.8%. 54.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 29.5%.[1]

Heritage listings Edit

The suburb of Cairns City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education Edit

St Monica's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for girls at 177 Abbott Street (16°55′03″S 145°46′24″E / 16.9174°S 145.7732°E / -16.9174; 145.7732 (St Monica's College)).[50][51] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 672 students with 61 teachers (56 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[52]

There are no government schools in the suburb. The nearest government primary school is Parramatta State School in neighbouring Parramatta Park to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Cairns State High School in neighbouring Cairns North in the north-west.[5]

The Cairns campus of the Central Queensland University is on the northern corner of Abbott Street and Shields Street (16°55′15″S 145°46′37″E / 16.9209°S 145.7769°E / -16.9209; 145.7769 (Central Queensland University, Cairns campus)).[53]

Facilities Edit

Cairns Police Station is at 5 Sheridan Street (16°55′35″S 145°46′32″E / 16.9263°S 145.7756°E / -16.9263; 145.7756 (Cairns Police Station)) adjacent to the Cairns Courthouse (16°55′36″S 145°46′33″E / 16.9267°S 145.7758°E / -16.9267; 145.7758 (Cairns Courthouse)).[54][55][56]

Cairns Central Police Beat Shopfront is in within the Cairns Central Shopping Centre (16°55′26″S 145°46′17″E / 16.9238°S 145.7715°E / -16.9238; 145.7715 (Cairns Central Police Beat Shopfront)).[55][57]

Cairns Post Office is at 38 Sheridan Street (16°55′33″S 145°46′34″E / 16.9259°S 145.7760°E / -16.9259; 145.7760 (Cairns Post Office)).[58]

There are numerous health care facilities in the suburb, including:

Amenities Edit

Cairns Convention Centre is a performing arts centre (16°55′39″S 145°46′41″E / 16.9276°S 145.7780°E / -16.9276; 145.7780 (Cairns Convention Centre)).[54]

The City Library is at 151 Abbott Street in the former Cairns City Council Chambers (16°55′13″S 145°46′31″E / 16.9204°S 145.7752°E / -16.9204; 145.7752 (Cairns City Library)); it is operated by the Cairns Regional Council.[60] A major refurbishment was undertaken in 1999 and a further minor refurbishment was implemented in 2011.[26] Public accessible wifi is available.[60] Current Library services and collections can be accessed from the Cairns Libraries website.[61]

The Cairns Historical Society operates the Cairns Museum and Cairns Historical Society Resource Centre at the former Cairns School of Arts building on the corner of Lake and Shields Streets in Cairns City (16°55′19″S 145°46′31″E / 16.922°S 145.7753°E / -16.922; 145.7753 (Cairns Museum and Cairns Historical Society Resource Centre)).[62]

Cairns Central is the largest shopping mall in Far North Queensland. It has 180 stores including department stores, supermarkets and cinemas. It is in McLeod Street between Spence Street and Aplin Street (16°55′30″S 145°46′18″E / 16.9251°S 145.7718°E / -16.9251; 145.7718 (Cairns Central Shopping Centre)).[54][63] Cairns railway station is within the complex.[64]

Cairns Bank (formerly Cairns Penny Bank) operates its only branch at 24 Grafton Street (16°55′32″S 145°46′38″E / 16.9256°S 145.7773°E / -16.9256; 145.7773 (Cairns Bank)).[65]

St John The Evangelist Anglican Church is at 177 Lake Street (16°55′01″S 145°46′16″E / 16.9170°S 145.7710°E / -16.9170; 145.7710 (St John's Church)).[66][67][68]

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is at 87 Sheridan Street (16°55′17″S 145°46′17″E / 16.9215°S 145.7714°E / -16.9215; 145.7714 (St Andrew's Presbyterian Church)).[66][69]

Cairns Baptist Church is at 138-142 Lake Street (16°54′58″S 145°46′15″E / 16.9161°S 145.7709°E / -16.9161; 145.7709 (Cairns Baptist Church)).[54][70]

Crosspoint Cairns Church is at 220 Toogood Road (16°57′31″S 145°43′35″E / 16.9585°S 145.7263°E / -16.9585; 145.7263 (Crosspoint Cairns Church)).[54][71]

Table Tennis Cairns Stadium is at 99 Sheridan Street (16°55′16″S 145°46′16″E / 16.9211°S 145.7711°E / -16.9211; 145.7711 (Table Tennis Cairns Stadium)).[54][72]

The Pier is a waterfront shopping and dining precinct on Pier Point Road (16°55′11″S 145°46′50″E / 16.9198°S 145.7805°E / -16.9198; 145.7805 (The Pier)).[54][73]

Cairns Marlin Marina is a 10.2-hectare (25-acre) marina at 1 Spence Street extending into Trinity Bay (16°55′09″S 145°46′55″E / 16.9191°S 145.7819°E / -16.9191; 145.7819 (Cairns Marlin Marina)).[74] It has 261 berths and can accommodate super yachts up to 140 metres (460 ft) in length. It is home to many tourist and game fishing vessels. It is operated by Ports North.[75]

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

Attractions Edit

Cairns Aquarium is at 5 Florence Street (16°55′07″S 145°46′25″E / 16.9186°S 145.7736°E / -16.9186; 145.7736 (Cairns Aquarium)).[59] It focuses on the plants and animals of the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest, both of which are World Heritage listed.[77]

Reef Hotel Casino is at 35-41 Wharf Street (16°55′25″S 145°46′45″E / 16.9235°S 145.7793°E / -16.9235; 145.7793 (Reef Hotel Casino)).[59] It provides accommodation, restaurants, entertainment and gambling.[78] Cairns Wildlife Dome is (16°55′23″S 145°46′45″E / 16.9231°S 145.7792°E / -16.9231; 145.7792 (Cairns Wildlife Dome)) situated on top of the Reef Hotel Casino. It offers wildlife viewing, wildlife talks, and ropes courses.[59][54][79]

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For the former local government area see City of Cairns Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region Queensland Australia 2 It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District CBD In the 2016 census Cairns City had a population of 2 737 people 1 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Cairns City Cairns QueenslandCairns City 2005Cairns CityCoordinates16 55 24 S 145 46 24 E 16 9233 S 145 7733 E 16 9233 145 7733 Cairns City centre of suburb Population2 737 2016 census 1 Density740 km2 1 916 sq mi Postcode s 4870Area3 7 km2 1 4 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location347 km 216 mi NNW of Townsville1 678 km 1 043 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Cairns RegionState electorate s CairnsFederal division s LeichhardtSuburbs around Cairns City Cairns North Cairns North Trinity BayParramatta Park Cairns City East TrinityParramatta Park Portsmith East Trinity Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Heritage listings 4 Education 5 Facilities 6 Amenities 7 Attractions 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditThe suburb is bounded to the north west by Upward Street to the north east by Trinity Bay 16 54 42 S 145 46 54 E 16 9118 S 145 7818 E 16 9118 145 7818 Trinity Bay 3 to the east by Trinity Inlet 16 55 35 S 145 46 59 E 16 9264 S 145 7831 E 16 9264 145 7831 Trinity Inlet 4 and the railway lines to the south 5 The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south Portsmith and then follows the suburb s south west boundary to the Cairns railway station 16 55 30 S 145 46 15 E 16 9251 S 145 7707 E 16 9251 145 7707 Cairns railway station where the line terminates The Tablelands railway line commences at the railway station and continues to follow the south west boundary to the westernmost point of the suburb where it exits to the north west Cairns North 6 5 Cairns Wharf railway station 16 55 39 S 145 46 48 E 16 9275 S 145 7799 E 16 9275 145 7799 Cairns Wharf railway station former is an abandoned railway station on an abandoned railway line at Cairns Wharf 6 5 History EditCairns City CBD is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country 7 Cairns State School opened on 19 August 1878 In 1914 the school was split into two separate schools Cairns Boys State School and Cairns Girls and Infants State School In 1943 the Girls and Boys schools were amalgamated to create Cairns Central State School with the Infants school renamed Cairns Central State Infants School In 1961 the Infants school was merged back into Cairns Central State School It closed on 16 December 1994 8 9 The school was on the block surrounded by Abbott Street Alpin Street Lake Street and Florence Street 16 55 09 S 145 46 27 E 16 9192 S 145 7743 E 16 9192 145 7743 Cairns Central State School former 10 5 St Monica s Catholic College was established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy 11 12 Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank opened in Cairns City on 22 April 1899 13 The name Cairns honours William Cairns the Governor of Queensland from 1875 to 1877 14 The suburb was officially named Cairns City on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board 2 On 20 April 1916 the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba now Mirriwinni It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign The march began at Mooliba with 4 men passing through Babinda Aloomba Gordonvale and Edmonton and ending in Cairns 60 kilometers later with 29 recruits 15 16 Cairns Baptist Church at 142 Lake Street was officially opened on Saturday 4 July 1936 by Reverend Ralph Sayce General Secretary of the Queensland Baptist Union The church was built from timber but had four concrete buttresses to provide strength in the event of a cyclone The architect was George Trotter A manse built earlier was behind the church 17 18 19 20 21 22 A modern Baptist church now occupies the site 23 The Cairns Seventh Day Adventist School opened on 6 February 1950 in the Cairns CBD It later when moved to premises at the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist Church at 302 Gatton Street Manunda On 27 October 2014 the school moved to purpose built premises in Gordonvale and was renamed Cairns Adventist College 24 25 The City Library opened in 1979 26 In the 2011 census the population of Cairns City was 2 180 people 27 In the 2016 census Cairns City had a population of 2 737 people 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3 9 of the population 42 7 of people were born in Australia The next most common country of birth was England at 5 8 54 8 of people only spoke English at home The most common response for religion was No Religion at 29 5 1 Heritage listings EditThe suburb of Cairns City has a number of heritage listed sites including Abbott Street Dr EA Koch Memorial 28 Abbott Street Barrier Reef Hotel 29 Abbott Street Bishop s House 30 Abbott Street St Monica s High School Administration Building 31 6A 8A Abbott Street former Cairns Customs House 32 38 40 Abbott Street Cairns Court House 33 151 Abbott Street Cairns City Council Chambers 34 179 Abbott Street St Joseph s Convent 35 183 Abbott Street St Monica s War Memorial Cathedral 36 Grafton Street Cairns Control Room World War II Volunteer Defence Corps 37 99 Grafton Street former Cairns Chinatown 38 Lake Street Bolands Centre 39 37 Lake Street former Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd Building 40 39 49 Lake Street former Central Hotel 41 87 Lake Street Hides Hotel 42 93 105 Lake Street former School of Arts 43 Minnie Street St Monica s Old Cathedral 44 8 Minnie Street Cairns Masonic Temple 45 The Esplanade Cairns War Memorial 46 51 The Esplanade former Mulgrave Shire Council Chambers 47 Wharf Street Cairns Wharf Complex 48 29 Wharf Street former Jack and Newell Building 49 Education EditSt Monica s College is a Catholic secondary 7 12 school for girls at 177 Abbott Street 16 55 03 S 145 46 24 E 16 9174 S 145 7732 E 16 9174 145 7732 St Monica s College 50 51 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 672 students with 61 teachers 56 full time equivalent and 30 non teaching staff 24 full time equivalent 52 There are no government schools in the suburb The nearest government primary school is Parramatta State School in neighbouring Parramatta Park to the west The nearest government secondary school is Cairns State High School in neighbouring Cairns North in the north west 5 The Cairns campus of the Central Queensland University is on the northern corner of Abbott Street and Shields Street 16 55 15 S 145 46 37 E 16 9209 S 145 7769 E 16 9209 145 7769 Central Queensland University Cairns campus 53 Facilities EditCairns Police Station is at 5 Sheridan Street 16 55 35 S 145 46 32 E 16 9263 S 145 7756 E 16 9263 145 7756 Cairns Police Station adjacent to the Cairns Courthouse 16 55 36 S 145 46 33 E 16 9267 S 145 7758 E 16 9267 145 7758 Cairns Courthouse 54 55 56 Cairns Central Police Beat Shopfront is in within the Cairns Central Shopping Centre 16 55 26 S 145 46 17 E 16 9238 S 145 7715 E 16 9238 145 7715 Cairns Central Police Beat Shopfront 55 57 Cairns Post Office is at 38 Sheridan Street 16 55 33 S 145 46 34 E 16 9259 S 145 7760 E 16 9259 145 7760 Cairns Post Office 58 There are numerous health care facilities in the suburb including Cairns Day Surgery a private day surgery hospital 16 55 08 S 145 46 19 E 16 9190 S 145 7719 E 16 9190 145 7719 Cairns Day Surgery 59 Cairns Private Hospital a private hospital 16 54 56 S 145 46 16 E 16 9155 S 145 7711 E 16 9155 145 7711 Cairns Private Hospital 59 Cairns Haematology and Oncology Clinic 16 54 58 S 145 46 11 E 16 9161 S 145 7697 E 16 9161 145 7697 Cairns Haematology and Oncology Clinic 59 Far North Day Hospital a private day hospital 16 55 22 S 145 46 19 E 16 9229 S 145 7719 E 16 9229 145 7719 Far North Day Hospital 59 Cairns Fertility Centre a private day hospital 16 55 22 S 145 46 19 E 16 9229 S 145 7719 E 16 9229 145 7719 Cairns Fertility Centre 59 Calvary Hospital a general hospital 16 54 56 S 145 46 16 E 16 9155 S 145 7710 E 16 9155 145 7710 Calvary Hospital 54 Wuchopperen Surgery a medical centre 16 54 57 S 145 46 11 E 16 9157 S 145 7696 E 16 9157 145 7696 Wuchopperen Surgery 54 Wallamurra Centre a medical centre 16 54 58 S 145 46 18 E 16 9160 S 145 7716 E 16 9160 145 7716 Wallamurra Centre 54 Amenities EditCairns Convention Centre is a performing arts centre 16 55 39 S 145 46 41 E 16 9276 S 145 7780 E 16 9276 145 7780 Cairns Convention Centre 54 The City Library is at 151 Abbott Street in the former Cairns City Council Chambers 16 55 13 S 145 46 31 E 16 9204 S 145 7752 E 16 9204 145 7752 Cairns City Library it is operated by the Cairns Regional Council 60 A major refurbishment was undertaken in 1999 and a further minor refurbishment was implemented in 2011 26 Public accessible wifi is available 60 Current Library services and collections can be accessed from the Cairns Libraries website 61 The Cairns Historical Society operates the Cairns Museum and Cairns Historical Society Resource Centre at the former Cairns School of Arts building on the corner of Lake and Shields Streets in Cairns City 16 55 19 S 145 46 31 E 16 922 S 145 7753 E 16 922 145 7753 Cairns Museum and Cairns Historical Society Resource Centre 62 Cairns Central is the largest shopping mall in Far North Queensland It has 180 stores including department stores supermarkets and cinemas It is in McLeod Street between Spence Street and Aplin Street 16 55 30 S 145 46 18 E 16 9251 S 145 7718 E 16 9251 145 7718 Cairns Central Shopping Centre 54 63 Cairns railway station is within the complex 64 Cairns Bank formerly Cairns Penny Bank operates its only branch at 24 Grafton Street 16 55 32 S 145 46 38 E 16 9256 S 145 7773 E 16 9256 145 7773 Cairns Bank 65 St John The Evangelist Anglican Church is at 177 Lake Street 16 55 01 S 145 46 16 E 16 9170 S 145 7710 E 16 9170 145 7710 St John s Church 66 67 68 St Andrew s Presbyterian Church is at 87 Sheridan Street 16 55 17 S 145 46 17 E 16 9215 S 145 7714 E 16 9215 145 7714 St Andrew s Presbyterian Church 66 69 Cairns Baptist Church is at 138 142 Lake Street 16 54 58 S 145 46 15 E 16 9161 S 145 7709 E 16 9161 145 7709 Cairns Baptist Church 54 70 Crosspoint Cairns Church is at 220 Toogood Road 16 57 31 S 145 43 35 E 16 9585 S 145 7263 E 16 9585 145 7263 Crosspoint Cairns Church 54 71 Table Tennis Cairns Stadium is at 99 Sheridan Street 16 55 16 S 145 46 16 E 16 9211 S 145 7711 E 16 9211 145 7711 Table Tennis Cairns Stadium 54 72 The Pier is a waterfront shopping and dining precinct on Pier Point Road 16 55 11 S 145 46 50 E 16 9198 S 145 7805 E 16 9198 145 7805 The Pier 54 73 Cairns Marlin Marina is a 10 2 hectare 25 acre marina at 1 Spence Street extending into Trinity Bay 16 55 09 S 145 46 55 E 16 9191 S 145 7819 E 16 9191 145 7819 Cairns Marlin Marina 74 It has 261 berths and can accommodate super yachts up to 140 metres 460 ft in length It is home to many tourist and game fishing vessels It is operated by Ports North 75 There are a number of parks in the suburb including Grafton Street Park 16 55 14 S 145 46 18 E 16 9205 S 145 7718 E 16 9205 145 7718 Grafton Street Park 76 Munro Martin Park 16 55 09 S 145 46 15 E 16 9191 S 145 7707 E 16 9191 145 7707 Munro Martin Park 76 Attractions EditCairns Aquarium is at 5 Florence Street 16 55 07 S 145 46 25 E 16 9186 S 145 7736 E 16 9186 145 7736 Cairns Aquarium 59 It focuses on the plants and animals of the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest both of which are World Heritage listed 77 Reef Hotel Casino is at 35 41 Wharf Street 16 55 25 S 145 46 45 E 16 9235 S 145 7793 E 16 9235 145 7793 Reef Hotel Casino 59 It provides accommodation restaurants entertainment and gambling 78 Cairns Wildlife Dome is 16 55 23 S 145 46 45 E 16 9231 S 145 7792 E 16 9231 145 7792 Cairns Wildlife Dome situated on top of the Reef Hotel Casino It offers wildlife viewing wildlife talks and ropes courses 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