Trinity Beach, Queensland

Trinity Beach
Queensland
Trinity Beach; Queensland
	Trinity Beach looking north.
	Trinity Beach
Coordinates	16°47′S 145°42′E / 16.783°S 145.700°ECoordinates: 16°47′S 145°42′E / 16.783°S 145.700°E
Population	5,488 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	4879
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Barron River
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
	Suburbs around Trinity Beach:

Trinity Beach is a coastal 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 south along Trinity Beach September 2018

Trinity Beach is approximately 20 kilometres (10 mi) from the Cairns city centre and approximately 6.6 km from Smithfield. 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 is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. ^[4]

The origin of the suburb name is derived from Trinity Bay.^[5]

Trinity Beach State School opened on 30 January 1979.^[6]

Sunny September looking south along Trinity Beach

At the 2011 census, Trinity Beach had a population of 4,734.^[7]

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).^[8]

Looking north along Trinity Beach

References[]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Trinity Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Trinity Beach – suburb (entry 48906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "Trinity Beach – beach (entry 41949)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "T Suburbs" (PDF). Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Trinity Beach (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Trinity Beach State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.