Freshwater, Queensland
| Freshwater Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,104 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Freshwater is a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[2] The suburb once belonged to the Shire of Mulgrave but was amalgamated into the City of Cairns, which subsequently was amalgamated into the Cairns Region. In the 2011 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,104 people.[1]
History
The European history of Freshwater is a long one dating back to 1877. Chinese market gardeners moved into the area, after exhausting their chances on the Hodgkinson Goldfields, leased small plots from the landowners, successfully growing rice, bananas, pineapples and other tropical crops. Freshwater Post Office opened by April 1925 (a receiving office, earlier named Stratford, had been open from 1897).[3]
A rice mill was established on the Lower Freshwater Creek and was being successfully operated by local man, Joseph Kipling in 1891. Chinese farmers grew rice in the adjacent fields.[4][5]
At the 2006 census, Freshwater had a population of 1,976.[6]
Transport
The Kuranda Scenic Railway has a stop in the suburb.
Notable people
- Bunny Adair, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and publican at the Freshwater Hotel
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Freshwater, Queensland (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Freshwater (entry 48643)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Benfer, John; Benfer, Val (1995), A history of Freshwater, The author, retrieved 3 February 2014
- ^ "Enterprise in Cairns". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1884 - 1893). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Freshwater (Cairns City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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