Cairns Substation

Cairns Substation is an electrical substation in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Cairns Substation is situated nearby to the post office Cairns Business Centre, as well as near the fitness club Iron strength power and performance.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Control Room.

HMAS Cairns

Military installation

Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.

HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, 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. HMAS Cairns is situated 2½ km northeast of Cairns Substation.

Cairns Control Room

Building

Cairns Control Room

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 3½ km northeast of Cairns Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bungalow and Portsmith.

Bungalow

Suburb

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

Portsmith

Suburb

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

Parramatta Park

Suburb

Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people. Parramatta Park is situated 3 km northeast of Cairns Substation.

Cairns Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-16.94626° or 16° 56′ 47″ south

Longitude

145.75498° or 145° 45′ 18″ east

Operator

Powerlink Queensland

Open location code

5RM73Q33+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

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