Innisfail, Queensland
town in Queensland
Innisfail (from Irish: Inis Fáil) is a regional town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was originally called Geraldton until 1910. In the 2021 census, the town of Innisfail had a population of 7,173 people, while the locality of Innisfail (the town's centre) had a population of 1,091 people.
Innisfail is the largest township of the Cassowary Coast Region and is known for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia's wettest towns. In March 2006, Innisfail gained worldwide attention when Tropical Cyclone Larry passed over, causing extensive damage.
Geography
Innisfail's town centre is situated at the junction of the Johnstone River and South Johnstone River, approximately 5 km (3 mi) from the coast. It is located near large tracts of old-growth tropical rainforest surrounded by vast areas of extensive farmlands. Queensland's highest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere, part of Australia's Great Dividing Range, is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the north.
The town's central business district is in the vicinity of Edith Street and Rankin Street (17.5241°S 146.0311°E / -17.5241; 146.0311 (Innisfail central business district)).
Climate
Innisfail experiences a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) and has no month with an average temperature below 18 °C (64.4 °F) or with less than 60 millimetres (2.4 in) of rainfall.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q690795. VIAF identifies the subject as 123265420. The Library of Congress control number is n88238345. Authority coordinates are -17.524, 146.029. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1910, 2021 and 2006.
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