White Rock, Queensland (Cairns Region)
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White Rock is a
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
Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...
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. ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , White Rock had a population of 4,918 people.


Geography

The
Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...
and the North Coast Railway Line form the western boundary of the suburb with Skeleton Creek and Smiths Creek (tributaries of the Trinity Inlet) forming the southern and eastern boundary respectively.


History

White Rock is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. The geographical feature of White Rock is also known as Jirriwanday in the Yidiny Aboriginal language. The origin of the suburb name is from a historical railway station named after the geographical feature located in Lamb Range. On 11 January 1939 at the Lands Office in Cairns, the
Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, ...
auctioned 25 suburban lots mostly of about about to the north of the former White Rock railway station ().
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 White Rock Campus on 25 January 1983. It opened a second primary school campus at
Kewarra Beach Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people. Geography Kewarra Beach is bordered by the Coral Sea to the east and Kuranda National Park to ...
in 2002. White Rock State School opened on 25 January 1988. Trinity Baptist Church was built in 1996.


Demographics

In the , White Rock had a population of 4,730 people. In the , White Rock had a population of 4,918 people.


Education

White Rock State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 114-126 Progress Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 522 students with 39 teachers (35 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 514 students with 42 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 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. Trinity Anglican School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 214 Progress Road (). It has another primary campus at
Kewarra Beach Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people. Geography Kewarra Beach is bordered by the Coral Sea to the east and Kuranda National Park to ...
. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 725 students with 69 teachers (66 full-time equivalent) and 51 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).


Amenities

Trinity Baptist Church is at 115 Progress Road ().


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