Brinsmead, Queensland

Brinsmead
Cairns, Queensland
Brinsmead
Coordinates 16°54′10″S 145°42′40″E / 16.90278°S 145.71111°E / -16.90278; 145.71111Coordinates: 16°54′10″S 145°42′40″E / 16.90278°S 145.71111°E / -16.90278; 145.71111
Population 5,234 (2011 census)[1]
Established 1975
Postcode(s) 4870
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Cairns
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt[2]
Suburbs around Brinsmead:
Redlynch Freshwater Stratford
Redlynch Brinsmead Whitfield
Redlynch Redlynch
Kanimbla
Kanimbla

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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brinsmead (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland.


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