Kanimbla, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kanimbla Cairns, Queensland
Harrison Close looking west, 2018
Kanimbla Location in Queensland
Population	2,827 (2021 census)
• Density	912/km2 (2,360/sq mi)
Established	1989
Postcode(s)	4870
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.7 km (4 mi) W of Cairns CBD 347 km (216 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,679 km (1,043 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Cairns
Federal Division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Kanimbla: Brinsmead Whitfield Manoora Redlynch Kanimbla Manoora Lamb Range Mooroobool Mooroobool

Kanimbla is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,827 people.

Geography

Kanimbla is 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the city centre.

The suburb straddles the upper reaches of Moody's Creek and is bordered to the north by the Cairns Western Arterial Road (state route 91). The main road that goes through Kanimbla is Ramsey Drive. Along the middle of the northern boundary is Whites Gap. In the south west elevations reach heights greater than 500 m towards the summit of Mooroobool Peak. Cairns Regional Council announced in 2013 that land had been purchased in Kanimbla to build a detention basin to alleviate seasonal flooding in suburbs downstream.

History

MV Kanimbla

Kanimbla is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.

On 11 February 1989 the suburb was created from land previously in Manoora and Mooroobool. The new suburb was named for the MV Kanimbla, a coastal passenger ship which had serviced Cairns before being pressed into military service during World War II (Manoora and Mooroobool also being the names of other coastal passenger ships).

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,670 people.

In the 2021 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,827 people.

Attractions

Campbells Lookout is on Lake Morris Road (16°55′44″S 145°43′15″E / 16.9290°S 145.7209°E / -16.9290; 145.7209 (Campbells Lookout)). It offers views across the Cairns suburbs to the Cairns CBD and Trinity Bay beyond. It is a popular lovers' lane.