Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of approximately 204,541 as of 2026, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia
Ross River flowing through Townsville CBD
Aerial view of the city in Australia
PTRG exterior street 2012 1
Former Queen's Hotel, The Strand, Townsville, established 1872
Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical northeast coast of Far North Queensland. In the 2021 census, Cairns had a population of 169,312.
Townsville
…the Bohle River, for urban expansion. Townsville lies approximately 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) north of Brisbane, and 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Cairns. It lies on the shores of Cleveland Bay, protected to some degree from the predominantly south-east weather. Cleveland Bay is mostly shallow inshore…
Cairns City Library, Queensland, 2020, 01
Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland, 2020, 03
Esplanade, Cairns, near Shangri La Hotel panoramio