Bungalow, Queensland

Bungalow is an inner suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Bungalow
Cairns, Queensland
Mulgrave Road near intersection with Buchan Street looking south-west with Bungalow to the left, 2006
Bungalow
Coordinates16.9383°S 145.7555°E / -16.9383; 145.7555
Population2,159 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density939/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4870
Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Cairns
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Bungalow:
Westcourt Westcourt Parramatta Park
Mooroobool Bungalow Portsmith
Woree
Earlville
Portsmith Portsmith

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by Mulgrave Street (one of the major thoroughfares through Cairns connecting the Bruce Highway from the south to the Captain Cook Highway to the north) and by Hartley Street to the south. The suburb is almost entirely freehold and has a mixture of residential and commercial areas with no green space or other civic amenities.[3]

History

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

The suburb name comes from "The Bungalow", the residence of Archdeacon Joseph Campbell, a clergyman and agricultural entrepreneur.[2]

Bungalow railway station was on Spence Street (16.9345°S 145.7637°E / -16.9345; 145.7637 (Bungalow railway station)) on the North Coast railway line . The railway line has been re-aligned and the station has been dismantled.[5]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bungalow (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Bungalow – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48548)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. "Indigenous culture and history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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