Cairns, Australia

Cairns is a large place in the region of Queensland in Australia with a population of approximately 153,075 people and is one of the largest places in Australia. Find all facts and information about Cairns.

Facts and figures on Cairns at a glance

Name: Cairns (Cairns)
Status: Large place
Population: 153,075 people
Region name (Level 2): Cairns
Region name (Level 1): Queensland
Country: Australia
Continent: Oceania

Cairns is located in the region of Queensland. Queensland's capital Brisbane (Brisbane) is approximately 1,388 km / 862 mi away from Cairns (as the crow flies). The distance from Cairns to Australia's capital Canberra (Canberra) is approximately 2,064 km / 1,283 mi (as the crow flies).

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Facts and figures about Cairns
PlaceStatusPopulationRegion
Cairns CairnsLarge place153,075 peopleQueensland State of Queensland

Map of Cairns

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Information on Cairns

Information on Cairns
Place nameRegion name Level 2Region name Level 1CountryContinent
Cairns CairnsCairns CairnsQueensland State of QueenslandAustraliaOceania

Time in Cairns

Time in Cairns
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 12:31pm (12:31h)NoTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 12:31pm (12:31h)UTC +10.0Australia/Brisbane

Geographic coordinates of Cairns

Latitude & Longitude of Cairns
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map16°55'25.2"S (-16.9236600°)145°45'58.1"E (145.7661300°)

Distances from Cairns

Distances from Cairns
To equator (0° lat)To prime meridian (0° lon)To the largest places
1,875 km south of the equator14,718 km east of the prime meridianDistances from Cairns

Places around Cairns

14 places found within 5 km around Cairns. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km
Places in the regional area of Cairns
PlacePopulationDistanceRoute
Parramatta Park Parramatta Park3,5630.3 km 0.2 mishow
Cairns City Cairns City6,8390.9 km 0.5 mishow
Westcourt Westcourt3,9331.6 km 1.0 mishow
Portsmith Portsmith4741.9 km 1.2 mishow
Manunda Manunda5,6381.9 km 1.2 mishow
Bungalow Bungalow2,1592.0 km 1.2 mishow
Cairns North Cairns North7,3402.4 km 1.5 mishow
Edge Hill Edge Hill3,8743.1 km 2.0 mishow
Manoora Manoora6,0893.2 km 2.0 mishow
Woree Woree5,3513.4 km 2.1 mishow
Mooroobool Mooroobool7,0983.9 km 2.4 mishow
Earlville Earlville4,1714.6 km 2.9 mishow
Whitfield Whitfield4,1864.7 km 2.9 mishow
Kanimbla Kanimbla2,6254.7 km 2.9 mishow

Airports around Cairns

1 airport found within 15 km around Cairns. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km
Airports in the regional area of Cairns
AirportCodeDistanceRoute
Cairns International Airport Cairns International AirportCNS, YBCS4.4 km 2.7 mishow

External sources of information on Cairns

Cairns on Wikipedia