Cairns and Far North Queensland
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Overview
| Population | Over 230,000 people |
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| Area | Over 320,000 square kilometres |
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Accommodation
- Modern houses and apartments
- Traditional wooden ’Queenslander‘ houses
Education
- James Cook University—Cairns and Thursday Island campuses
- Tropical North Queensland TAFE—8 campuses at Cairns, Innisfail, Tully, Atherton, Mareeba, Mossman, Thursday Island and Bamaga
Transport
- Air
- Cairns international and domestic airport
- Smaller regional airports cater for commercial airline and charter links to Cairns
- Rail
- Cairns to Brisbane (25 hours)—weekly Tilt Train and Sunlander services
- Road
- National highway runs through the region.
- 4-wheel drive may be needed in remote regions in Cape York
Cultural facilities
- The Great Barrier Reef
- Unspoiled beaches and islands
- Rainforests of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
- The Cairns Esplanade precinct—restaurants, hotels, outdoor activities and other facilities
- Cairns Convention Centre
