Gordonvale, Queensland
Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and locality situated on the southern side of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Gordonvale had a population of 6,944 people.
| Gordonvale Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Mulgrave Central Mill and mountains | |||||||||||||||
Gordonvale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.0936°S 145.7866°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,944 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 121.40/km2 (314.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4865 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mulgrave | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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At Gordonvale in June 1935, the cane toad was introduced in a failed attempt at controlling the native Frenchi beetle and the greyback cane beetle.
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