Babinda Rest Area
Location
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What’s nearby
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🏞️ Attractions
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, and has an annual average rainfall of 4,279.4 millimetres (168.48 in). In the 2021 census, the locality of Babinda had a population of 1,287 people. Babinda is located south of Cairns and
Devil's Pool is a natural pool in a treacherous stretch of Babinda Creek where large granite boulders fill the creek bed. It is one of the main attractions of the Babinda Boulders scenic reserve, near Babinda, Queensland, Australia. Between 1959 and July 2023, 21 people have drowned at or near the pools. The local council urges visitors to stay within a designated swimming area and on paths out o
🛒 Amenities & services
🛒 Groceries
Spar
⛽ Fuel
Mirriwinni Servo
🍽️ Food & drink
- Pub
- Babinda State Hotel
- Kool Spot Cafe
➕ Medical
- Mamu Aboriginal Healthcare
- Babinda Doctors
- Babinda Multi-Purpose Health Service
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
- Showers
🎾 Sports
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Babinda Golf Course
🏧 ATM & bank
- Bendigo Bank
- ATM
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