Yorkeys Knob
Cairns is touted as the "gateway to the Great Barrier Reef" and other destinations such as Kuranda and the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland.- Type: Suburb with 2,790 residents
- Description: suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- Also known as: “Yorkeys Knob Beach”, “Yorkeys Knob, Queensland”, and “Yorkeys Knob, Queensland, Australia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smithfield Heights and Barron.
Smithfield Heights
Town
Smithfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people. Smithfield Heights is situated 4 km southwest of Yorkeys Knob.
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. Barron is situated 6 km south of Yorkeys Knob.
Caravonica
Suburb
Caravonica is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Caravonica had a population of 2,183 people. Caravonica is situated 7 km southwest of Yorkeys Knob.
Yorkeys Knob
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.81022° or 16° 48′ 37″ southLongitude
145.72107° or 145° 43′ 16″ eastPopulation
2,790Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)United Nations Location Code
AU YKBOpen location code
5RM75PQC+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 279228379OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Yorkeys Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yorkeys Knob”
- French: “Yorkeys Knob”
- Malagasy: “Yorkeys Knob”
- Persian: “یورکیز ناب، کوئینزلند”
- Persian: “یورکیز ناب”
- Swedish: “Yorkeys Knob (del av en befolkad plats)”
- Swedish: “Yorkeys Knob”
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