Population 3,707 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 4878 Postal code 4878 | Established 1876 State electorate(s) Barron River Federal division Division of Leichhardt | |
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Location 15 km (9 mi) N of Cairns LGA(s) Cairns Regional Council | ||
Smithfield is a suburb about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north of Cairns City, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 3,707. The Captain Cook Highway passes through Smithfield.
Map of Smithfield QLD 4878, Australia
It was first established in 1876, and was a rival for dominance of the area to Cairns at that time. However, after a devastating flooding of the Barron River on which the settlement was situated during a cyclone, the original site was abandoned.
It is now a suburb of Cairns, and is the business and trade centre of the Cairns 'Northern Beaches'. In the suburb's south is the lower station of the Kuranda Scenic Railway.
References
Smithfield, Queensland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA