Freshwater
Freshwater is a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,142 people.- Type: Suburb with 2,020 residents
- Description: suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Freshwater, Queensland” and “Freshwater, Queensland, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairns Airport.
Cairns Airport
Aerodrome
Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located 7 kilometres north of the Cairns central business district in the suburb of Aeroglen. Cairns Airport is situated 4 km east of Freshwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barron and Stratford.
Barron
Suburb
Barron is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Barron had a population of 68 people.
Stratford
Suburb
Stratford is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Stratford had a population of 1,198 people.
Redlynch
Suburb
Redlynch is a semi-rural town and suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Redlynch had a population of 10,571 people.
Freshwater
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.88261° or 16° 52′ 57″ south
Longitude
145.71414° or 145° 42′ 51″ east
Population
2,020
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
5RM74P87+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Freshwater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to French—“Freshwater” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Freshwater”
- Dutch: “Freshwater”
- French: “Freshwater”
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Highlights include Le Grande Park and Australia Post - Freshwater LPO.
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