Smithfield, Queensland
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| Smithfield Queensland |
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 Smithfield
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| Postcode: | 4878 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 16°49′53″S 145°41′27″E / 16.83139°S 145.69083°ECoordinates: 16°49′53″S 145°41′27″E / 16.83139°S 145.69083°E | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 15 km (9 mi) N of Cairns | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Cairns Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Barron River | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blaxland | ||||||||||||
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Smithfield, about 15 km to the north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia was first established in 1876, and was a rival for dominance of the area to Cairns at that time. However, after a devastating flooding of the Barron River on which the settlement was situated during a cyclone, the original site was abandoned.
It is now a suburb of Cairns, and is the business and trade centre of the Cairns 'Northern Beaches'.
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