Babinda

Babinda
CairnsQueensland
Babinda on a typical rainy day
Babinda is located in Queensland
Babinda
Babinda
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Coordinates17°20′38″S 145°55′17″E / 17.34389°S 145.92139°E / -17.34389; 145.92139
Population1,113 (UCL 2021)[1]
Establishedcirca 1880 - circa 1900
Postcode(s)4861
Elevation18.3 m (60 ft)
Area39.9 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.66 °C
82 °F
19.92 °C
68 °F
4,279.4 mm
168.5 in
Localities around Babinda:
Wooroonooran Bellenden Ker East Russell
Wooroonooran Babinda East Russell
Mirriwinni Mirriwinni Eubenangee

Babinda is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Babinda and Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual average rainfall of over 4,279.4 millimetres (168.48 in) each year.[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Babinda had a population of 1,287 people.[5]

Babinda is located south of Cairns and was known for historically being a “sugar town”.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Babinda (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Babinda – town in Cairns Region (entry 1081)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Babinda – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48502)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ Geiger, Dominic (14 December 2016). "Bets on Babinda in race to record rainfall gold". Mackay Mercury. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).