Cairns City Cairns, Queensland |
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Cairns City, 2005
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Population | 2,180 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||
Location | 1,391 km (864 mi) north-west of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Cairns City is the suburb at the centre of Cairns in the local government area of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It can also be referred to as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2011 census, the population of Cairns City was 2,180 people.
The name Cairns honours William Cairns, the Governor of Queensland from 1875 1877.
Coordinates: 16°55′23″S 145°46′23″E / 16.92306°S 145.77306°E