Kamerunga

Kamerunga is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

Kamerunga is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kamerunga had a population of 1,049 people.

The suburb is believed to have taken its name from the Yidinji name for Barron Gorge. It was formerly known as Barronville.From 1890 to 1919, Kamerunga was within the Shire of Barron, but was then absorbed into the Shire of Cairns (now the Cairns Region).

In 1911 a ferro-concrete bridge was opened at Kamerunga Crossing which provided a dry crossing of the Barron River (except in floods). It was designed by Cairns Harbour Board engineer Charles Norton Boult. A new high-level road bridge (16.8732°S 145.6858°E? / -16.8732; 145.6858? (Kamerunga Bridge (new))) opened in 1980 to replace the original bridge (now known as Kamerunga Lower Bridge), which has been retained for walking, cycling and fishing.Kamerunga State School opened on 28 May 1913. It was wrecked in a cyclone in February 1927. On 6 April 1927 it reopened at a new location as Caravonica State School. The decision to relocate the school had been taken prior to the cyclone.Peace Lutheran College opened in 1994.In the 2016 census Kamerunga had a population of 1,049 people.