Cairns Central

Cairns Central
Cairns Central from outside the main entrance on Shields Street
LocationCairns City, Cairns, Queensland Australia
Coordinates16°55′30″S 145°46′19″E / 16.92500°S 145.77194°E / -16.92500; 145.77194
Opening date1997 (1997)
No. of stores and services180
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area58,000 m2 (620,000 sq ft)
No. of floors2 (Trading area)
Parking2,473
Websitecairnscentral.com.au

Cairns Central Shopping Centre is in Cairns City, Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. It is Cairns' biggest shopping centre. The centre was opened in late 1997 and is the second multi-story shopping centre in northern Queensland. The shopping centre is built over the Cairns railway station, which is incorporated with the centre. Pedestrian access to the station is through the car park on the bottom floor, or a pedestrian walkway on the second floor. Construction of the shopping centre was delayed temporarily due to damage suffered from Tropical Cyclone Justin in early 1997.

Cairns Central currently contains 5 anchor stores including:

  • 1 Floor Myer department Store.
  • Target discount department store. The store temporarily pulled out of the centre in April 2021 to swap locations with Kmart. The store opened in November 2021.
  • Kmart discount department store. It originally opened in the former Bi-Lo supermarket until it was moved into the former Target space in 2021.
  • Coles Supermarket.
  • Woolworths Supermarket. Opened on 15 December 2020 as part of a recent redevelopment and took over the second-floor of Myer.
  • Event Cinemas Cinema complex.

Cairns Central as of June 2008 recorded more than $353 million in sales and has centre visits of 10 million a year.