Cardwell QLD, 4849
Cardwell Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Cardwell is a coastal and rural suburb in Queensland’s Cassowary Coast Region. It covers an area measuring 47 square kilometres and is located on Rockingham Bay.
The suburb is located 182 km north of Cairns and 1,500 km north-northwest of Brisbane. This town shares borders with a few other suburbs like Ellerbeck, Carruchan, Lumholtz, and Damper Creek. It is also bordered by the Coral Sea and Hinchinbrook Channel to the east.
Living in Cardwell The town of Cardwell is a long and narrow strip of land that spans the coast. Based on the 2016 census, 8.9% of the population has Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestry. The majority of the residents are also Australian, with English being the most spoken language. It has its own state primary school, but there is no secondary school in town. The town of Cardwell also has its own police station, fire station, community health centre, cemetery, and coast guard station.
History of Cardwell Cardwell was officially proclaimed as a town in 1864. During this time, the area is remote and isolated. It served as a port for livestock and was even named the administrative seat of the former Cardwell Shire local government area. The population of this town doubled during the post-war period and continued to grow in the succeeding decades.
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