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Bungalow is an inner suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
Bungalow is an inner suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Bungalow had a population of 2,159 people.
History
Bungalow is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.The suburb name comes from "The Bungalow", the residence of Archdeacon Joseph Campbell, a clergyman and agricultural entrepreneur.The Cairns Germania Club was established on 4 July 1971 to cater for the needs of German speaking migrants with an initial nine members. The club's activities expanded to include folk dancing. In July 1980 the club wanted a clubhouse and purchased a former church in Winkworth Street for $21,000. In 1991 the organisation renamed itself the German-Austrian-Swiss Association to reflect their wider German-speaking membership, and later simplified their trading name to German Club Cairns.Bungalow railway station was on Spence Street (16.9345°S 145.7637°E? / -16.9345; 145.7637? (Bungalow railway station)) on the North Coast railway line . The railway line has been re-aligned and the station has been dismantled.In the 2016 census Bungalow had a population of 2,159 people.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 2.169 km2
Elevation: 4-10 metres
Town elevation: 5 m
Population number: 2,159
Local Government Area: Cairns Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bungalow, Queensland