Wrights Creek, Queensland
Suburb of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Wrights Creek in New South Wales, see Wrights Creek, New South Wales.
Wrights Creek is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wrights Creek had a population of 160 people.[1]
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Wrights Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17.0211°S 145.7738°E / -17.0211; 145.7738 (Wrights Creek (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 160 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 7.05/km2 (18.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4869 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mulgrave | ||||||||||||||
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The origin of the suburb name is from the Wright brothers who brought cattle to Wrights Creek in the year 1878.[3]