Whitfield is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Whitfield had a population of 4,275 people.

Geography

Whitfield has the following mountains: * Lumley Hill () * Mount Whitfield () The southern portion of Whitfield is developed as residential land rising from sea level to about 50m up the slopes of Mount Whitfield. The northern part of the suburb is undeveloped bushland within the

Mount Whitfield Conservation Park Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

() which occupies the upper slopes of Mount Whitfield which rises to 350m.

History

Whitfield is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. Whitfield State School opened on 23 January 1989. In the , Whitfield had a population of 4,176 people. In the , Whitfield had a population of 4,275 people.

Heritage listings

Whitfield has heritage listings including: * 16 Heavey Crescent: Oribin Studio

Education

School gate, Whitfield State School, circa 2022

Whitfield State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 42-74 McManus Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 831 students with 64 teachers (60 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. There are no secondary schools in Whitfield. The nearest government secondary schools are Trinity Bay State High School in

Manunda TSMV ''Manunda'' was an ''Australian'' registered and crewed passenger ship which was converted to a hospital ship in 1940. During the war ''Manunda'' saw service in both the Middle East and Pacific Campaigns, specifically New Guinea. She resum ...

to the south-east and Cairns State High School in

Cairns North Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cairns North had a population of 5,191 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Cairns Airport, to the east by Trinity Bay ( ...

to the east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Colin Penridge Park () * Murchison Street Park () * Ross Allen Park ()

References

External links

{{Cairns Region Suburbs of Cairns