Freshwater, Queensland

Freshwater is a suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Freshwater had a population of 2,023 people.

Freshwater
Cairns, Queensland
View across the Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line towards Freshwater, 2018
Freshwater
Coordinates16.8855°S 145.7108°E / -16.8855; 145.7108 (Freshwater (centre of suburb))
Population2,023 (2016 census)
 • Density1,190/km2 (3,080/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 9.3 km (6 mi) NW of Cairns CBD
  • 353 km (219 mi) NNW of Townsville
  • 1,685 km (1,047 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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

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.

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