Edge Hill is an inner

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of the city of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia located approximately four kilometres north west of the city centre. In the , Edge Hill had a population of 4,088 people.

History

Edge Hill is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the township developed near the historical Edgecliff quarry site. This township became known as Edge Hill because of the location situated on the foothills of Mount Whitfield. Edge Hill State School opened on 5 February 1940 with one classroom and one teacher.

Demographics

In the , Edge Hill had a population of 3,916 people. In the , Edge Hill had a population of 4,088 people.

Heritage listings

Edge Hill has the following heritage listings: * Collins Avenue:

Flecker Botanical Gardens Flecker Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Collins Avenue, Edge Hill, Queensland, Edge Hill, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1886 to 1960s. It is now known as Cairns Botanic Gardens. It was added to the Queensland ...

* Collins Avenue:

WWII RAN Fuel Installation WWII RAN Fuel Installation is a heritage-listed former fuel depot and now arts centre at Collins Avenue, Edge Hill, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1943. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 Feb ...

(now the Tanks Arts Centre), a multi-use, contemporary arts facility for the visual and performing arts.

Education

Edge Hill State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 254 Pease Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,158 students with 75 teachers (68 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (30 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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

program. There are no secondary schools in Edge Hill. The nearest government secondary schools are

Trinity Bay State High School Trinity Bay State High School is a co-educational high school in Manunda, Queensland, Australia. In 2022, it had an enrolment of 1930 students across year levels 7 to 12. The school draws from the surrounding “three M” suburbs of Cairns ( Ma ...

in neighbouring

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 Cairns State High School (CSHS) is an independent public secondary school located near the centre of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1917 and is the oldest high school in Cairns. The school caters for grades 7 though 12 and ha ...

in neighbouring

Cairns North Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Cairns Airport, to the east by Trinity Bay (), ...

to the east.

Amenities

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is at 147 Woodward Street (). Edge Hill Memorial Bowls Club is a lawn bowls club at 181 Woodward Street (). The Serbian Cultural Centre is at 67 Greenslopes Street (). There are a number of parks in the area: * Centenary Lakes () * Flecker Botanic Gardens () * Woodward Park ()

References

External links

* {{Cairns Region Suburbs of Cairns