Clifton Beach, Queensland
| Clifton Beach Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clifton Beach, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Clifton Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°46′19″S 145°40′06″E / 16.7719°S 145.6683°ECoordinates: 16°46′19″S 145°40′06″E / 16.7719°S 145.6683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,146 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 393.3/km2 (1,019/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The population of the suburb recorded at the 2016 Australian Census the suburb was 3,146. [1]
Geography[]
Clifton Beach is a dormitory suburb located on the shores of the Coral Sea. It has a long sandy beach along the seafront.[3]
History[]
Clifton Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. [4] Clifton Beach was named as a suburb 2 May 1959 after Clifton, Perthshire, Scotland, which was the birthplace of Mary Hunter Smart, a settler in the area in the 1880s. [2]
Clifton Beach Post Office opened on 2 June 1969.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clifton Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Clifton Beach – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48571)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Clifton Beach, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- "Clifton Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
 | This Far North Queensland geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Suburbs of Cairns
- Beaches of Queensland
- Coastline of Queensland
- Far North Queensland geography stubs