Freshwater, Queensland

Freshwater
CairnsQueensland
View across the Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line towards Freshwater, 2018
Freshwater is located in Queensland
Freshwater
Freshwater
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Coordinates16°53′08″S 145°42′39″E / 16.8855°S 145.7108°E / -16.8855; 145.7108 (Freshwater (centre of suburb))
Population2,142 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,260/km2 (3,260/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Barron River
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Freshwater:
Barron Barron Stratford
Kamerunga Freshwater Stratford
Redlynch Brinsmead Brinsmead

Freshwater is a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,142 people.[1]

The suburb was once a separate town in the Shire of Mulgrave but was amalgamated into the City of Cairns, which subsequently was amalgamated into the Cairns Region.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Freshwater – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48643)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.