Babinda
Babinda is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. Babinda and Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual average rainfall of over each year. In the , the locality of Babinda had a population of 1,287 people. Babinda is located south of Cairns and was known for historically being a “sugar town”. Geography Babinda is located south of Cairns. The town is noted for its proximity to Queensland's two highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere (Queensland's highest peak) and Mount Bellenden Ker. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south ( Mirriwinni), passes through the town, and exits to the north ( Bellenden Ker). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south (Mirrinwinni), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Bellenden Ker). The locality was served by two railway stations: * Babinda railway station, serving ...
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