Gordonvale, Queensland
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Mulgrave Central Mill and mountains | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 17°05′37″S 145°47′12″E / 17.0936°S 145.7866°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Cairns | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,944 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 121.40/km2 (314.42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4865 | ||||||||||||
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Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and locality situated on the southern side of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Gordonvale had a population of 6,944 people.
At Gordonvale in June 1935, the cane toad was introduced in a failed attempt at controlling the native Frenchi beetle and the greyback cane beetle.