Whitfield
Whitfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,262 people.- Type: Suburb with 4,190 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.
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 northeast of Whitfield.
Flecker Botanical Gardens
Forest
Flecker Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Collins Avenue, Edge Hill, 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.
Cairns Botanic Gardens
Forest
Cairns Botanic Gardens is a forest, which is situated 2½ km east of Whitfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brinsmead and Kanimbla.
Brinsmead
Suburb
Brinsmead is a northern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people.
Kanimbla
Suburb
Kanimbla is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,827 people. It is home to the Cairns Baptist Church.
Freshwater
Suburb
Freshwater is a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,142 people. Freshwater is situated 2½ km northwest of Whitfield.
Whitfield
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.90436° or 16° 54′ 16″ south
Longitude
145.72547° or 145° 43′ 32″ east
Population
4,190
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
5RM73PWG+75
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Wikidata ID
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