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Brinsmead
Cairns,  Queensland
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Brinsmead
Brinsmead, Queensland
Coordinates 16°54′05″S145°42′53″E / 16.9013°S 145.7147°E / -16.9013; 145.7147 (Brinsmead (centre of suburb))
Population5,537 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1975
Postcode(s) 4870
Area5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Cairns
Federal division(s) Leichhardt [2]
Suburbs around Brinsmead:
Redlynch Freshwater Stratford
Redlynch Brinsmead Whitfield
Redlynch Redlynch Kanimbla

Brinsmead is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people. [4]

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Geography

Brinsmead is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) by road north-west of the city centre of Cairns. [5]

The north-east of the locality is within Mount Whitfield Conservation Park which extends into the neighbouring locality of Mount Whitfield to the north-east. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly residential. [6]

History

Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [7] The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace George Brinsmead, a sugar plantation owner at Freshwater who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district. [8] [9]

Cairns Christian College opened on 25 January 1983. It was later renamed Freshwater Christian College. [10] [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people. [4]

Education

Freshwater Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 369-401 Brinsmead Road ( 16°53′33″S145°42′30″E / 16.8925°S 145.7082°E / -16.8925; 145.7082 (Freshwater Christian College) ). [13] [14] It is owned by the Freshwater Church, which is affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches. [15] [16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 580 students with 46 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent). [17]

There are no government schools in Brinsmead. The nearest government primary schools are Freshwater State School in neighbouring Freshwater to the north and Whitfield State School in neighbouring Whitfield to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Redlynch State College in neighbouring Redlynch to the south-west and Trinity Bay State High School in Manunda to the south-east. [18]

Amenities

Brinsmead Community Hall is at 85 Loridan Drive ( 16°53′53″S145°42′51″E / 16.89810°S 145.71413°E / -16.89810; 145.71413 (Brinsmead Community Hall) ). It is capable of seating up to 80 people and is operated by the Cairns Regional Council. [19] [20]

There are a number of parks in the area:

Facilities

There is a sewage treatment plant at the top of the hill on Brinsmead Terrace ( 16°54′38″S145°42′37″E / 16.9106°S 145.7103°E / -16.9106; 145.7103 (sewage treatment plant) ). [22]

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References

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  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brinsmead (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  11. ↑ "About". Freshwater Christian College. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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