| Type: | suburb |
| Westcourt | |
| City: | Cairns |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -16.93°N 145.753°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 13 |
| Pop: | 3841 |
| Postcode: | 4870 |
| Area: | 1.6 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 3.4 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Cairns CBD |
| Dist2: | 345 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Townsville |
| Dist3: | 1680 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Cairns Region |
| Stategov: | Cairns |
| Fedgov: | Leichhardt |
| Near-N: | Manunda |
| Near-Ne: | Parramatta Park |
| Near-E: | Bungalow |
| Near-Se: | Bungalow |
| Near-S: | Bungalow |
| Near-Sw: | Mooroobool |
| Near-W: | Manunda |
| Near-Nw: | Manunda |
Westcourt is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Westcourt had a population of 3,841 people.
The suburb is bounded:
Westcourt is flat low-lying land, less than 10m (30feet) above sea level. It is predominantly developed as residential housing.
Westcourt is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[2]
The land of which Westcourt is situated was initially a dairy farm, which was subdivided in 1886.[3] Westcourt, located east of the suburb Mooroobool, was named as a locality on 1 September 1973 and designated as a suburb on 7 June 2002.[1] [4]
Local sportsground, Jones Park, is named after two brothers Jack Jones and Henry Ernest (Harry) Jones. In 1966, the Jones brothers donated their land to the Cairns District Junior Rugby League.[5]
In the, Westcourt had a population of 3,918 people.
In the, Westcourt had a population of 3,841 people.
DFO Cairns is a large shopping centre at 274 Mulgrave Road .[6]
The Cazalys Stadium is at 344 Mulgrave Road . It is used for cricket, rugby league, soccer, and AFL matches.[7] [8] [9]
Jones Park at 18-40 Mann Street offers further sporting facilities.[10] [11] [12]
There are no schools in Westcourt but primary and secondary schools are in neighbouring suburbs. The nearest primary schools are Parramatta State school in Parramatta Park to the north-east, Balaclava State School in Mooroobool to the south-west, and Cairns West State School in Manunda to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Trinity Bay State High School in Manunda.
Established in 1989, the Cairns and District Family Society maintains a library of world-wide genealogy material at 271 Gatton Street. The society publishes new genealogical resources based on collecting and indexing family information relating to Far North Queensland.[13]