Brinsmead is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people.[1]
Brinsmead Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Shopfronts across the Brinsmead Road section of the Cairns Western Arterial Road | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Brinsmead | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 16.9013°S 145.7147°E / -16.9013; 145.7147 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,362 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 993/km2 (2,572/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Brinsmead is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city centre of Cairns.
Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [4] The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace George Brinsmead, a sugar plantation owner at Freshwater who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district.[5][6]
In the 2016 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people.[1]
Freshwater Christian College is located in Brinsmead.
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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Cairns Region, Queensland | |
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