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| Aeroglen Cairns, Queensland |
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| Postcode: | 4870 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Barron River | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 3 miles north of the Cairns City centre. In the 2011 census, Aeroglen had a population of 403 people.
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.