[6][5] Cairns City (CBD) is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.

[10][5] St Monica's Catholic College was established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy.

[2] On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba (now Mirriwinni).

It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign.

The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometers later with 29 recruits.

[15][16] St John the Evangelist Anglican Church was dedicated and opened on Sunday 23 January 1927 by Archdeacon Robert Moline.

The church was built from timber, but had four concrete buttresses to provide strength in the event of a cyclone.

moved to premises at the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist Church at 302 Gatton Street, Manunda.

On 27 October 2014, the school moved to purpose-built premises in Gordonvale and was renamed Cairns Adventist College.

[30] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

[1] The suburb of Cairns City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: St Monica's College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls at 177 Abbott Street (16°55′03″S 145°46′24″E / 16.9174°S 145.7732°E / -16.9174; 145.7732 (St Monica's College)).

[5] The Cairns campus of the Central Queensland University is on the northern corner of Abbott Street and Shields Street (16°55′15″S 145°46′37″E / 16.9209°S 145.7769°E / -16.9209; 145.7769 (Central Queensland University, Cairns campus)).

[65] Cairns Central is the largest shopping mall in Far North Queensland.

[77] It has 261 berths and can accommodate super yachts up to 140 metres (460 ft) in length.

[62] It focuses on the plants and animals of the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest, both of which are World Heritage listed.