Whitfield

Whitfield is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,262 people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 4,260 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “Whitfield, Queensland” and “Whitfield, Queensland, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairns Airport and Flecker Botanical Gardens.

Aerodrome
Photo: Adz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in , Queensland, 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 northeast of Whitfield.

Forest
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Flecker Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Collins Avenue, , Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1886 to 1960s. It is now known as Cairns Botanic Gardens. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 February 2007.

Forest
Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0.
is a forest, which is situated 2½ km east of Whitfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brinsmead and Kanimbla.

Suburb
is a northern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 5,537 people.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 2,827 people.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 2,142 people. is situated 3 km northwest of Whitfield.

Whitfield

Latitude
-16.90436° or 16° 54′ 16″ south
Longitude
145.72547° or 145° 43′ 32″ east
Population
4,260
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
5RM73PWG+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273342568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8348993
Wiki­data ID
Q24190484
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