Freshwater

Freshwater is a suburb of , Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,142 people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,140 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: Freshwater, Queensland” and “Freshwater, Queensland, Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairns Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Adz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in , , Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. is situated 4 km east of Freshwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barron and Stratford.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 68 people.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 1,198 people.

Town
is a semi-rural town and suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of had a population of 10,571 people.

Freshwater

Latitude
-16.87913° or 16° 52′ 45″ south
Longitude
145.71372° or 145° 42′ 49″ east
Population
2,140
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
5RM74PC7+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273343494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2166083
Wiki­data ID
Q5503094
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to French—“Freshwater” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Freshwater
  • Dutch: Freshwater
  • French: Freshwater

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Australia Post - Freshwater LPO and Freshwater Tennis Club.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Freshwater”. Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.