Aeroglen Explained

Type:suburb
Aeroglen
City:Cairns
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.8761°N 145.7597°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:405
Postcode:4870
Area:13.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.8
Dir1:NW
Location1:Edge Hill
Dist2:5.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Cairns CBD
Dist3:1687
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Cairns Region
Stategov:Cairns
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Machans Beach
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Cairns North
Near-Sw:Whitfield
Near-W:Stratford
Near-Nw:Barron

Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) north of the Cairns City centre. In the, Aeroglen had a population of 405 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by the Barron River, to the east by the Coral Sea, to the south by Lily Creek, and to the west loosely by the Captain Cook Highway but with one small pocket of housing to the west of the highway.

Aeroglen is located on a slope at the foot of the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park.

The Captain Cook Highway enters the suburb from the south (Cairns North) and exits to the north-west (Barron / Machans Beach).

The Tablelands railway line also enters the suburb from the south (Cairns North), immediately west of the highway and exits to the west (Stratford). The suburb was served by the Aeroglen railway station (-16.8854°N 145.7475°W), but it is now abandoned.[2]

Most of the suburb is taken up by the Cairns International Airport (-16.8773°N 145.7567°W) which lies between the highway and the Coral Sea.[3]

History

Aeroglen is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[4]

Aeroglen was named prior to 1939 because of the proximity to the historical aerodrome, which was purchased by the Australian Government in 1937. The area was previously known as Quarry Siding.[5]

Demographics

In the, Aeroglen had a population of 403 people.

In the, Aeroglen had a population of 403 people. 77.6% of people were born in Australia and 86.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion in Aeroglen was No Religion at 38.2% of the population.

In the, Aeroglen had a population of 405 people.

Education

There are no schools in Aeroglen. The nearest government primary schools are Edge Hill State School in Edge Hill to the south-west, Freshwater State School in Freshwater to the west, and Machans Beach State School in neighbouring Machans Beach to the north. The nearest secondary school is Cairns State High School in neighbouring Cairns North to the south.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 22 October 2020. Airports - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56. 15 November 2020. 3 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: First people cultural history. live. 23 June 2020. Cairns Regional Council. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200409215848/https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/community-environment/first-people/culture-history.
  5. Web site: Cairns Heritage: A Suburbs. live. 28 October 2020. Cairns Regional Council. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101044242/https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/11829/ASuburbs.pdf.