Kewarra Beach is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people.

Geography

Kewarra Beach is bordered by the

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to the east and

Kuranda National Park Kuranda National Park is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia. Like many national parks in the area it belongs to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The park protects an important wildlife corridor in which rainforest and open ...

to the west. The

Captain Cook Highway The Captain Cook Highway is a short, regional highway in Queensland that originates in Cairns and terminates in Mossman, where it joins Mossman-Daintree Road, continuing to Daintree. It is a state-controlled regional road (number 20A). The ...

passes through the suburb from the south-west to the north.

History

Kewarra Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is said to be from an Aboriginal word 'kewarra', meaning 'at the foot of the rainbow', though this has not been confirmed by linguists. The area was primarily used for growing

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until the suburb was developed in the 1970s and 90s. The western side of the highway was developed with a golf course (Paradise Palms) with housing to the north and south.

Trinity Anglican School Trinity Anglican School (TAS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, P-12 school, located in the Cairns suburb of White Rock, in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of ...

opened its Kewarra Beach campus in 2002.

Demographics

In the , Kewarra Beach had a population of 5,652 people. In the , Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people.

Education

Trinity Anglican School is a private primary (Prep-6) campus at Poolwood Road () of the Trinity Anglican School at White Rock (which opened in 1983). There are no government schools in Kewarra Beach. The nearest government primary school is Trinity Beach State School in neighbouring

Trinity Beach Trinity Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Trinity Beach had a population of 6,594 people. Geography Trinity Beach is approximately from the Cairns city centre and approximately 6.6&nb ...

to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Smithfield State High School in neighbouring Smithfield to the south.

Amenities

Kewarra Beach Community Hall is at 41 Poolwood Road (). It is capable of seating up to 80 people and is operated by the

Cairns Regional Council 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. ...

. A small shopping centre is located on Poolwood Road. The foreshore reserve, Pelican Park, adjoins the beach. It has a swimming enclosure that excludes

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s at the north end. Other reserves include Brolga Park and Crocodile Park.

Attractions

Tourist-oriented developments include Kewarra Beach Resort.

Transport

Kewarra Beach is north of Cairns via the

. Sunbus bus route 111 originates on Cottlesloe Drive and terminates at Cairns Central Shopping Centre via Trinity Beach and Trinity Park.

References

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* {{authority control Suburbs of Cairns Beaches of Queensland