What is the population of Edmonton, Queensland?

Edmonton has a population of approximately 11,409 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Edmonton, Queensland located?

Edmonton is located in Queensland, Australia, at approximate coordinates -17.0188°, 145.7449°.

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Edmonton

Total population

11,409

Coordinates-17.02°, 145.74°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Edmonton is a town and suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Edmonton had a population of 11,409 people.

History & geography

History

Edmonton is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. Originally known as Hambledon, then Hambledon Junction, Edmonton began as a group of sugarcane plantations selected in 1883 by Thomas Swallow. Blackfellow's Creek Provisional School opened in 1887 with 23 students, becoming Blackfellow's Creek State School in 1903. In 1910, it was relocated to its current site and renamed Hambledon State School. There was a railway station known as Hambledon Junction from 1897, but in 1911 the Queensland Railways Department took over the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway from the Cairns Divisional Board and renamed it Edmonton, probably after Edmonton, London, England. The town then took this name. On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba (now Mirriwinni). It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign. The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometres later with 29 recruits. After some years of fund raising, in September 1924, the Anglican community in Edmonton called for tenders to erect a church building. A stump-capping ceremony was held on Saturday 8 November 1924. The new church was opened and dedicated on Christmas Day, 25 December 1924. In 2000, the Anglican Church sold the church building. It was at 32 Queen Street (). It has been converted into a private residence. Queerah railway station was originally called Wahwon, an Aboriginal name meaning scrub turkey and on 8 September 1925 was renamed Queerah, an Aboriginal word, meaning a cyclone. The Edmonton parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in…

Geography

Edmonton is located by road south-southwest of the Cairns CBD. It is within the Cairns Region local government area. A cane tramway network delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill at Gordonvale. The average elevation of Edmonton, Cairns is 16.8 metres (55.1 feet) above sea level.

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