Cairns City, Queensland
Cairns City is the suburb at the centre of Cairns in the local government area of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It can also be referred to as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2011 census, the population of Cairns City was 2,737 people.
The name "Cairns" honours William Cairns, the Governor of Queensland from 1875 1877.
Cairns Region
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the new Cairns Region consisted the entire area of three previous local government areas:The City, which for most of its existence covered only the central business district and inner suburbs of Cairns, had its beginning in the Borough of Cairns which was proclaimed on 28 May 1885 under the "Local Government Act 1878". With the passage of the "Local Authorities Act 1902", it became a Town on 31 March 1903 and was proclaimed a City on 12 October 1923.