Explore Cairns, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cairns, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Locality | Cairns |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -16.92366 |
| Longitude | 145.76613 |
| Population | 153,075 |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1390 km north-west |
Cairns is a locality in Queensland, Australia. With a population of 153,075, Cairns is a major urban centre in Queensland. It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1390 km north-west of Brisbane. Cairns is located at 16.9237°S, 145.7661°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cairns, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cairns.
Detailed location data for Cairns includes the postcode, telephone area code (07). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cairns is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |