Trinity Beach, Queensland

Trinity Beach
Queensland
Trinity Beach looking south.
Trinity Beach
Coordinates 16°47′S 145°42′E / 16.783°S 145.700°E / -16.783; 145.700Coordinates: 16°47′S 145°42′E / 16.783°S 145.700°E / -16.783; 145.700
Population 5,488 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4879
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Barron River
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Trinity Beach:
Kewarra Beach Coral Sea Coral Sea
Macalister Range Trinity Beach Coral Sea
Smithfield Trinity Park Trinity Park

Trinity Beach is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Trinity Beach had a population of 5,488.[1]

Geography

Looking west down Kokopo Close, 2018

Trinity Beach is approximately 20 kilometres (10 mi) from the Cairns city centre. Trinity Beach is also a beach stretching for about a mile on the eastern coast of Australia bounded by the Coral Sea.[3] The suburb itself is approximately 2 km wide.

History

Trinity Beach State School opened on 30 January 1979.[4]

At the 2011 census, Trinity Beach had a population of 4,734.[5]

Education

Trinity Beach State School is a government primary (P-6) school for boys and girls in Wewak Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 923 students with 60 teaching staff (57 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Trinity Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Trinity Beach - suburb (entry 48906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Trinity Beach - beach (entry 41949)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Trinity Beach (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Trinity Beach State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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