Brinsmead, Queensland

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
Shopfronts across the Brinsmead Road section of the Cairns Western Arterial Road
Brinsmead is located in Queensland
Brinsmead
Brinsmead
Coordinates16.9013°S 145.7147°E / -16.9013; 145.7147
Population5,362 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density993/km2 (2,572/sq mi)
Established1975
Postcode(s)4870
Area5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
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

Geography

Brinsmead is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the city centre of Cairns.

History

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]

Amenities

Freshwater Christian College is located in Brinsmead.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brinsmead (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "Brinsmead – suburb (entry 48544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Cairns Suburbs". University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
  6. "Horace George Brinsmead". The Brinsmeads Down Under. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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