Brinsmead, Queensland
| Brinsmead Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Brinsmead | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′10″S 145°42′40″E / 16.90278°S 145.71111°ECoordinates: 16°54′10″S 145°42′40″E / 16.90278°S 145.71111°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 5,234 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt[2] | ||||||||||||
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Brinsmead is a suburb of the city of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia. It located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city centre. The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace Brinsmead.[3] Freshwater Christian College is located in Brinsmead.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brinsmead (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland.
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