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
"The Cairns Post" is a daily newspaper published in the city; a weekly paper, "The Cairns Sun", is also published. "The Courier-Mail" is a daily Queensland-wide newspaper published in Brisbane. "The Australian" newspaper also circulates widely. The "Cairns Bulletin" is an independent newspaper in circulation in the Cairns area.