Aeroglen, Queensland

Aeroglen
Cairns, Queensland
Aeroglen
Coordinates 16°52′34″S 145°45′35″E / 16.8761°S 145.7597°E / -16.8761; 145.7597Coordinates: 16°52′34″S 145°45′35″E / 16.8761°S 145.7597°E / -16.8761; 145.7597
Postcode(s) 4870
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Barron River
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Aeroglen:
Barron Machans Beach Coral Sea
Stratford Aeroglen Coral Sea
Whitfield Cairns North Coral Sea

Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is approximately 3 miles north of the Cairns City centre. In the 2011 census, Aeroglen had a population of 403 people.[2]

Geography

Aeroglen is located on a slope at the foot of the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. Most of the suburb is taken up by the Cairns International Airport and the name Aeroglen is a reference to the airport. There is also a village opposite the airport, on the western side of the Captain Cook Highway.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Aeroglen (entry 48491)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Aeroglen". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aeroglen Queensland". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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