Whitfield, Queensland
| Whitfield Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Red Arrow walk on Mount Whitfield | |||||||||||||||
  Whitfield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′06″S 145°43′41″E / 16.90167°S 145.72806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,275 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5.6 km (3 mi) NW of Cairns | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Whitfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The southern portion of Whitfield is developed as residential land rising from sea level to about 50m up the slopes of Mount Whitfield. The northern part of the suburb is undeveloped bushland within the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park which occupies the upper slopes of Mount Whitfield which rises to 350m.[3]
History
Whitfield is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [4]
Whitfield State School opened on 23 January 1989.[5]
In the 2011 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,176 people.[6]
Heritage listings
Whitfield has heritage listings including:
- 16 Heavey Crescent: Oribin Studio [7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whitfield (Qld) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Whitfield (entry 48933)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Whitfield (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Oribin Studio (entry 602825)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
External links
Media related to Whitfield, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons