Trinity Beach, Queensland
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Trinity Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the
Cairns Region The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. H ...
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, Australia. At the , Trinity Beach had a population of 5,488.


Geography

Trinity Beach is approximately 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. The suburb itself is approximately 2 km wide.


History

Trinity Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is derived from Trinity Bay. Trinity Beach State School opened on 30 January 1979. At the , Trinity Beach had a population of 4,734.


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).


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University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Trinity Beach
Suburbs of Cairns Beaches of Queensland {{FarNorthQueensland-geo-stub