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 Mulgrave Road near intersection with Buchan Street looking south-west with Bungalow to the left, 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:16°56′18″S145°45′20″E / 16.9383°S 145.7555°E /-16.9383; 145.7555 (Bungalow (centre of suburb)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Cairns | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,358 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,072/km2 (2,780/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4870 | ||||||||||||
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Bungalow is an innersuburb ofCairns in theCairns Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Bungalow had a population of 2,358 people.[2]
The suburb is bounded to the north by Mulgrave Street (one of the major thoroughfares through Cairns connecting theBruce Highway from the south to theCaptain Cook Highway to the north) and by Hartley Street to the south. The suburb is almost entirelyfreehold and has a mixture of residential and commercial areas with no green space or other civic amenities.[4]
Bungalow is situated in theYidinji traditionalAboriginal country.[5]
The suburb name comes from "The Bungalow", the residence of ArchdeaconJoseph Campbell, a clergyman and agricultural entrepreneur.[3]
The Cairns Germania Club was established on 4 July 1971 to cater for the needs of German speaking migrants with an initial nine members. The club's activities expanded to include folk dancing. In July 1980 the club wanted a clubhouse and purchased a former church in Winkworth Street for $21,000. In 1991 the organisation renamed itself the German-Austrian-Swiss Association to reflect their wider German-speaking membership, and later simplified their trading name to German Club Cairns.[6][7]
Bungalow railway station was on Spence Street (16°56′04″S145°45′49″E / 16.9345°S 145.7637°E /-16.9345; 145.7637 (Bungalow railway station)) on theNorth Coast railway line . The railway line has been re-aligned and the station has been dismantled.[8]
In the2016 census, Bungalow had a population of 2,159 people.[9]
In the2021 census, Bungalow had a population of 2,358 people.[2]
There are no schools in Bungalow. The nearest government primary schools areParramatta State School in neighbouringParramatta Park to the north-east andBalaclava State School in neighbouringMooroobool to the west. The nearest government secondary school isTrinity Bay State High School inManunda to the north.[4]
Showground Shopping Centre is at 157-173 Mulgrave Road (16°55′43″S145°45′39″E / 16.9286°S 145.7607°E /-16.9286; 145.7607 (Showground Shopping Centre)).[10][11] It takes its name from the nearbyCairns Showground in neighbouring Parramatta Park.
The German Club Cairns is at 57 Winkworth Street (16°55′47″S145°45′33″E / 16.9296°S 145.7592°E /-16.9296; 145.7592 (GERMANIA CLUB)).[12][13]
