Location Profiles

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District

BABINDA

Babinda is a small sugar town situated in far north Queensland, just south of Cairns. The town sits in the protection of Mt Bartle Frere – Queensland’s tallest peak at 1611m – on the edge of rainforest covered Bellenden Ker National Park. As one of Australia's wettest towns, tropical beauty surrounds Babinda: gorges, waterfalls and tropical vegetation abound. Babinda’s main industry is sugar production, supplemented by banana plantations.

Population: 2,550

Queensland Health facilities in District: 10

• Read more about about Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District
• Read more about Babinda's key Queensland Health facility Babinda Hospital

Services

• 7 education facilities, including public and private schools (Preparatory Year (non-compulsory) followed by Year 1 to Year 12)
  
• Childcare facilities
  
• Community Centre/Hall
  
• Library
  
• Places of worship
  
• Police Station
  
• Australia Post
  
• Shopping centres

Sporting & Recreation

• Bellenden Ker National Park
  
• Mt Bartle Frere
  
• Babinda Hotel
  
• The Boulders
  
• Josephine Falls
  
• Eubenangee Swamp National Park
  
• Indigenous art & craft gallery
  
• Historic Railway Station
  
• Parks & picnic areas
  
• Bramston Beach
  
• Sporting clubs and facilities, including swimming and district level sports grounds

Location

1639 km north west of Brisbane
57 km south of Cairns
26 km north of Innisfail

Access

		Cairns

Climate

(Climate graph of Innisfail 26 km south of Babinda)

Useful links

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