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Cairns City

Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, , Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,800 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “Cairns City, Queensland” and “Cairns City, Queensland, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cairns Control Room and Cairns Hospital.

Building
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is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, , Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works.

Hospital
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, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in , Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, .

Military installation
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is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the on the shore of in , , Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parramatta Park and Portsmith.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 3,621 people.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 314 people.

Suburb
is an inner suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 2,358 people.

Cairns City

Latitude
-16.92333° or 16° 55′ 24″ south
Longitude
145.77333° or 145° 46′ 24″ east
Population
3,800
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
5RM73QGF+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6036336794
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11703914
Wiki­data ID
Q16890097
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In Other Languages

“Cairns City” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Westcourt and Cairns North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Medicare Centre and Factorie Cairns Central Shopping Center.

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