Whitfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,275 people.[1]
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Whitfield Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 16.9016°S 145.7280°E / -16.9016; 145.7280 (Whitfield (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,275 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 713/km2 (1,845/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4870 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Whitfield has the following mountains:
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 (16.8869°S 145.7381°E / -16.8869; 145.7381 (Mount Whitfield Conservation Park)) which occupies the upper slopes of Mount Whitfield which rises to 350m.[6][7]
Whitfield is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[8]
Whitfield State School opened on 23 January 1989.[9]
In the 2011 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,176 people.[10]
In the 2016 census, Whitfield had a population of 4,275 people.[1]
Whitfield has heritage listings including:
Whitfield State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 42-74 McManus Street (16.9118°S 145.7288°E / -16.9118; 145.7288 (Whitfield State School)).[12][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 831 students with 64 teachers (60 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).[14] It includes a special education program.[12]
There are no secondary schools in Whitfield. The nearest government secondary schools are Trinity Bay State High School in Manunda to the south-east and Cairns State High School in Cairns North to the east.[7]
There are a number of parks in the area:
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