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Coordinates: 16°4930S 145°4124E / 16.825°S 145.69°E / -16.825; 145.69 (Smithfield (centre of suburb))
 

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Smithfield
CairnsQueensland
Looking west along Stanton Road, 2018
Smithfield is located in Queensland
Smithfield

Smithfield

Map
Coordinates16°49′30S 145°41′24E / 16.825°S 145.69°E / -16.825; 145.69 (Smithfield (centre of suburb))
Population6,664 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density508.7/km2 (1,318/sq mi)
Established1876
Postcode(s)4878
Area13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Barron River
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Smithfield:
Kewarra Beach Trinity Beach Trinity Park
Macalister Range Smithfield Yorkeys Knob
Macalister Range Caravonica Barron

Smithfield is a suburbofCairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people.[1]

Geography

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Smithfield is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north of Cairns City, Queensland, Australia. The Captain Cook Highway passes through Smithfield and the Kuranda Range Road (the first section of the Kennedy Highway) branches from the Captain Cook Highway at Smithfield.[3]

History

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Irukandji (also known as Yirrgay, Yurrgay, Yirrgandji, Djabuganjdji and Yirgay) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around the Kuranda Range and Lower Barron River. The Irukandji language region includes the Cairns Region.[4]

Smithfield was first established in 1876, and was a rival for dominance of the area to Cairns at that time. It was named in honour of prospector and explorer, William "Bill" Smith, who had a camp at this place.[5]OnBoxing Day 1877, Bill Smith added further notoriety to the town named after him by murdering a man and then shooting himself in the main street.[6] After a devastating flooding of the Barron River on which the settlement was situated during a cyclone in March 1879, the original site was abandoned.[7]

It is now a suburb of Cairns, and is the business and trade centre of the Cairns 'Northern Beaches'.

Smithfield Provisional School opened on 7 May 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Smithfield State School. It closed in 1964.[8]

Smithfield State High School opened on 24 January 1983.[8]

Smithfield library opened in 1998 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2008.[9]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Smithfield had a population of 3,707 people.[10]

In the 2016 census, Smithfield had a population of 5,303 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people.[1]

Education

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Smithfield State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at O'Brien Road (16°48′43S 145°41′44E / 16.8119°S 145.6956°E / -16.8119; 145.6956 (Smithfield State High School)).[12][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,122 students with 99 teachers (96 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (37 full-time equivalent).[14] It includes a special education program.[12][15]

There are no primary schools in Smithfield. The nearest government primary schools are Carvonica State School in neighbouring Carvonica to the south, Trinity Beach State School in neighbouring Trinity Beach to the north and Yorkeys Knob State School at neighbouring Yorkeys Knob to the east.[3]

The Cairns Campus of James Cook University is in Smithfield (16°48′58S 145°41′12E / 16.8162°S 145.6867°E / -16.8162; 145.6867 (James Cook University)).[16]

Facilities

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Smithfield Police Station is at 1119 Captain Cook Highway (16°49′24S 145°41′31E / 16.8233°S 145.6920°E / -16.8233; 145.6920 (Smithfield Police Station)).[17]

Smithfield Fire Station is a 21 Salvado Drive (16°49′58S 145°41′41E / 16.8328°S 145.6947°E / -16.8328; 145.6947 (Smithfield Fire Station)).[18]

Smithfield Ambulance Station is at 1 Stanton Road (16°49′54S 145°41′33E / 16.8318°S 145.6926°E / -16.8318; 145.6926 (Smithfield Ambulance Station)).[17]

Smithfield Community Health Centre is at 16 Danbulan Street (16°50′15S 145°41′44E / 16.8376°S 145.6956°E / -16.8376; 145.6956 (health centre)).[16][19]

The Animal Protection Society is at 233-239 Mcgregor Road (16°49′24S 145°42′22E / 16.8232°S 145.7062°E / -16.8232; 145.7062 (Animal Protection Society)).[20][21]

Amenities

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Smithfield Library, 2018

Cairns Regional Council operates a library at 70 Cheviot Street (16°48′53S 145°41′39E / 16.8148°S 145.6943°E / -16.8148; 145.6943 (Smithfield Public Library)).[22]

The Smithfield branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall on Kamerunga Road, Caravonica (16°51′05S 145°41′44E / 16.8514°S 145.6955°E / -16.8514; 145.6955 (Smithfield Country Women's Association Hall)). It is between the Caravonica State School and the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum.[23]

Smithfield Shopping Centre is at 150 Captain Cook Highway (16°50′10S 145°41′31E / 16.8362°S 145.6920°E / -16.8362; 145.6920 (Smithfield Shopping Centre)).[24] The Smithfield Post Office is within the shopping centre (16°50′09S 145°41′31E / 16.8359°S 145.6920°E / -16.8359; 145.6920 (Smithfield Post Office)).[25][26]

Northern Cairns Uniting Church is at 47 Cheviot Street (16°49′03S 145°41′37E / 16.8176°S 145.6937°E / -16.8176; 145.6937 (place of worship)).[25][27][28]

On Leisure Park Road, there are a number of community facilities including Marlin Coast Recreation Centre (16°48′52S 145°41′44E / 16.8144°S 145.6955°E / -16.8144; 145.6955 (Marlin Coast Recreation Centre)), Marlin Coast Swiimming and Fitness Centre (16°48′52S 145°41′44E / 16.8144°S 145.6956°E / -16.8144; 145.6956 (Marlin Coast Swimming and Fitness Centre)), North Queensland Surf Lifesaving (16°48′58S 145°41′49E / 16.8161°S 145.6970°E / -16.8161; 145.6970 (North Queensland Surf Lifesaving)), and Ivanhoes Rugby League Club (16°48′55S 145°41′52E / 16.8153°S 145.6977°E / -16.8153; 145.6977 (Ivanhoes Rugby League Club)).[24]

Campus Village is a shopping centre on Faculty Close (16°49′15S 145°41′40E / 16.8207°S 145.6944°E / -16.8207; 145.6944 (Campus Village)) across the Captain Cook Highway from the James Cook University campus.[29][30]

Attractions

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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway gondola

The lower terminal of the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is at 6 Skyrail Drive (16°50′52S 145°41′41E / 16.8478°S 145.6947°E / -16.8478; 145.6947 (Skyrail Rainforest Cableway terminal)).[31][32] The cableway takes visitors through the rainforest of the Barron Gorge National ParktoKuranda at the top of the Great Dividing Range.[33]

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park was at 4 Skyrail Drive (16°50′58S 145°41′34E / 16.8494°S 145.6928°E / -16.8494; 145.6928 (Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park)). The park demonstrated the authentic culture and traditions of the local Djabugay people.[16] The Tjapukai park closed down in January 2021.[34]

Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, 2016

The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum is at 2 Skyrail Drive (16°51′01S 145°41′43E / 16.8502°S 145.6952°E / -16.8502; 145.6952 (Australian Armour And Artillery Museum)).[35] It claims to have the largest collection of armoured vehicles and artillery in the Southern Hemisphere.[36]

References

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  • ^ Lack, Clem Llewellyn (1 January 1971), The town that was drowned : some North Queensland memories and anecdotes, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, p. 234, archived from the original on 28 November 2020, retrieved 28 November 2020
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  • ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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