Atherton
Compact rural town on Queensland's Atherton Tablelands, with a walkable brick-fronted main street of cafés and local shops, set against forested hills and within easy reach of the region's World Heritage rainforest country.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population7,576
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Atherton: quick answers
Where is Atherton?
Atherton is in Tablelands, Australia, about 49 km31 miles in a straight line from Cairns.
How do you get to Atherton?
The nearest airport is Mareeba (MRG), about 25 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Atherton?
The warmest month is January, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 16°C60°F. The wettest month is February, with about 253 mm9.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Atherton?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 6 restaurants, 7 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.