Smithfield, Queensland
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| Population | 3,707 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1876 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4878 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 15 km (9 mi) N of Cairns | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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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.[1] The Captain Cook Highway passes through Smithfield.
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.
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