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Smithfield
Cairns, Queensland
Looking west along Stanton Road from junction with Gavin Street with mountains in the distance, Smithfield, 2018.jpg
Looking west along Stanton Road, 2018
Smithfield is located in Queensland
Smithfield
Smithfield
Location in Queensland
Population 5,303 (2016 census)
 • Density 404.8/km2 (1,048/sq mi)
Established 1876
Postcode(s) 4878
Area 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (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 suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Smithfield had a population of 5,303 people.

Education

Smithfield State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at O'Brien Road (16°48′43″S 145°41′44″E / 16.8119°S 145.6956°E / -16.8119; 145.6956 (Smithfield State High School)). 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). It includes a special education program.

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.

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

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  • Hungry Jack's, Smithfield, 2015

    Hungry Jack's, Smithfield, 2015

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    Smithfield Library, 2018

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    Skyrail Rainforest Cableway gondola

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    Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, 2016

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