Kanimbla is 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the city centre.
The suburb straddles the upper reaches of Moody's Creek and is bordered to the north by the Cairns Western Arterial Road (state route 91). The main road that goes through Kanimbla is Ramsey Drive. Along the middle of the northern boundary is Whites Gap. In the south west elevations reach heights greater than 500 m towards the summit of Mooroobool Peak. Cairns Regional Council announced in 2013 that land had been purchased in Kanimbla to build a detention basin to alleviate seasonal flooding in suburbs downstream.[3]
On 11 February 1989 the suburb was created from land previously in Manoora and Mooroobool. The new suburb was named for the MV Kanimbla, a coastal passenger ship which had serviced Cairns before being pressed into military service during World War II (Manoora and Mooroobool also being the names of other coastal passenger ships).[5][6]
In the 2016 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,670 people.[1]
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^Liam Parsons (21 October 2013). "Cairns Regional Council purchases land to build 100 megalitre flood detention basin". The Cairns Post.
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^"Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland. from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^"Item ID3410383, Queensland Place Names Act 1988 - Approval of a Place Name. - Mr W.H. Glasson". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2020. — includes a map
^"Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^Google (20 December 2021). "Campbells Lookout" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^Calcino, Chris (27 November 2019). "Lover's lane lookout set for $500,000 overhaul". Cairns Post. from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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December 15, 2023
kanimbla, queensland, kanimbla, suburb, cairns, cairns, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, kanimbla, population, people, kanimbla, cairns, queenslandharrison, close, looking, west, 2018kanimblacoordinates16, 9219, 7208, 9219, 7208, kanimbla, centre, . Kanimbla is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Kanimbla had a population of 2 670 people 1 Kanimbla Cairns QueenslandHarrison Close looking west 2018KanimblaCoordinates16 55 19 S 145 43 15 E 16 9219 S 145 7208 E 16 9219 145 7208 Kanimbla centre of suburb Population2 670 2016 census 1 Density861 km2 2 230 sq mi Established1989Postcode s 4870Area3 1 km2 1 2 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location6 7 km 4 mi W of Cairns CBD347 km 216 mi NNW of Townsville1 679 km 1 043 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Cairns RegionState electorate s CairnsFederal division s LeichhardtSuburbs around Kanimbla Brinsmead Whitfield ManooraRedlynch Kanimbla ManooraLamb Range Mooroobool Mooroobool Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Attractions 4 References 5 External linksGeography editKanimbla is 6 km 3 7 mi west of the city centre The suburb straddles the upper reaches of Moody s Creek and is bordered to the north by the Cairns Western Arterial Road state route 91 The main road that goes through Kanimbla is Ramsey Drive Along the middle of the northern boundary is Whites Gap In the south west elevations reach heights greater than 500 m towards the summit of Mooroobool Peak Cairns Regional Council announced in 2013 that land had been purchased in Kanimbla to build a detention basin to alleviate seasonal flooding in suburbs downstream 3 History edit nbsp MV KanimblaKanimbla is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country 4 On 11 February 1989 the suburb was created from land previously in Manoora and Mooroobool The new suburb was named for the MV Kanimbla a coastal passenger ship which had serviced Cairns before being pressed into military service during World War II Manoora and Mooroobool also being the names of other coastal passenger ships 5 6 In the 2016 census Kanimbla had a population of 2 670 people 1 Attractions editCampbells Lookout is on Lake Morris Road 16 55 44 S 145 43 15 E 16 9290 S 145 7209 E 16 9290 145 7209 Campbells Lookout 7 It offers views across the Cairns suburbs to the Cairns CBD and Trinity Bay beyond 8 It is a popular lovers lane 9 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Kanimbla SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Kanimbla suburb in Cairns Region entry 48693 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 19 July 2021 Liam Parsons 21 October 2013 Cairns Regional Council purchases land to build 100 megalitre flood detention basin The Cairns Post First people cultural history Cairns Regional Council Archived from the original on 9 April 2020 Retrieved 23 June 2020 Cairns Suburbs University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland Archived from the original on 29 July 2017 Retrieved 30 July 2017 Item ID3410383 Queensland Place Names Act 1988 Approval of a Place Name Mr W H Glasson Queensland State Archives Retrieved 12 September 2020 includes a map Tourist points Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 18 November 2020 Archived from the original on 24 November 2020 Retrieved 24 November 2020 Google 20 December 2021 Campbells Lookout Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 20 December 2021 Calcino Chris 27 November 2019 Lover s lane lookout set for 500 000 overhaul Cairns Post Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 Retrieved 20 December 2021 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kanimbla Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kanimbla Queensland amp oldid 1134348399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
