Brinsmead, Queensland
| Brinsmead Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Shopfronts across the Brinsmead Road section of the Cairns Western Arterial Road | |||||||||||||||
  Brinsmead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′05″S 145°42′53″E / 16.9013°S 145.7147°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,362 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 993/km2 (2,572/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Brinsmead is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people.[1]
Geography
Brinsmead is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city centre of Cairns.
History
Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[4] The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace George Brinsmead, a sugar plantation owner at Freshwater who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district.[5][6]
Amenities
Freshwater Christian College is located in Brinsmead.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brinsmead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Brinsmead – suburb (entry 48544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Horace George Brinsmead". The Brinsmeads Down Under. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
Media related to Brinsmead, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons