Whitfield, Queensland
| Whitfield Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Whitfield | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′06″S 145°43′41″E / 16.90167°S 145.72806°ECoordinates: 16°54′06″S 145°43′41″E / 16.90167°S 145.72806°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 4,176 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 5.6 km (3 mi) NW of Cairns | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Whitfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,176 people.[1]
Geography
The southern portion of Whitfield is developed as residential land rising from sea level to about 50m up the slopes of Mount Whitfield. The northern part of the suburb is undeveloped bushland within the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park which occupies the upper slopes of Mount Whitfield which rises to 350m.[3]
Heritage listings
Whitfield has heritage listings including:
- 16 Heavey Crescent: Oribin Studio [4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Whitfield (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Whitfield (entry 48933)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Oribin Studio (entry 602825)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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