24-572: Palm Cove is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Palm Cove had a population of 2,450 people. It is named after the palm trees that line the beach. Palm Cove is located in Far North Queensland on the Australian coast. It has a long sandy beach along most of its seafront except for the rocky headland around Buchan Point in the north of
48-491: A jellyfish-safe swimming facility. Clifton Beach was a mixture of residential and holiday resort with a rural atmosphere. There are older houses and tourist facilities from this period on Arlington Esplanade running along the beach. A community centre was built a short distance back from the esplanade and local shops sold everyday goods, arts, and crafts. The Wild World Zoo, later called the Cairns Tropical Zoo, opened on
72-631: A population of 3,192 people. Clifton Beach is located about 22 kilometres north of the city centre of Cairns on the Coral Sea. To the west, the mountains of the Macallister Range form the border with the Kuranda State Forest (→ Kuranda ). The suburb of Kewarra Beach lies to the south and Palm Cove to the north. The Captain Cook Highway runs through the suburb. To the east, the suburb
96-749: Is Trinity Beach State School in Trinity Beach to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Smithfield State High School in Smithfield to the south. Due to the small size of Palm Cove and its tourism focus, the focus is on the provision of tourist services rather than household needs. There are three convenience stores, a post office, pharmacy and many cafes, bars and restaurants. There are also facilities for bicycle and scooter hire, as well as various watersports activities available. Several retailers provide an assortment of clothing, swimwear, resort-wear, giftware and accessories. The nearest shopping centre
120-1009: Is at Clifton Beach . Palm Cove is between the Northern Beaches Leisure Trail to the South and the Wangetti Trail to the North. A proposal to enhance the amenity of Palm Cove and connect these two trails is outlined in Palm Cove Promenade - the way forward . Palm Cove is also a tourist destination due to its proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest . Palm Cove is the location of many resorts and apartments. The pristine beaches and palm tree lined paths are used by joggers, walkers and cyclists and netted life guard patrol swimming enclosures offer safe access to
144-529: Is bordered by a long sandy beach, also known as Clifton Beach. The beach, which is affected by erosion, is not very wide, especially in the south, and is almost completely submerged at high tide. Rocky groynes protect it against erosion damage. It is only suitable for bathing to a limited extent, as it is often visited by crocodiles. In the first half of the calendar year, so-called "stinger" jellyfish also appear. Contact with their tentacles typically causes considerable pain and occasionally even danger to life. In
168-410: Is located in a tropical climate, the average summer temperature is between 24 and 33 degrees Celsius; average winter temperature is between 14 and 26 degrees Celsius. Buchan is a town in the north of the locality ( 16°44′36″S 145°40′06″E / 16.7433°S 145.6683°E / -16.7433; 145.6683 ( Buchan ) ). It was named in 1965 after Mount Buchan, which in turn
192-467: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Clifton Beach, Queensland Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb in the Cairns Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Clifton Beach had
216-572: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
240-600: The Captain Cook Highway and attracted traffic. In the second half of the 1980s, the population increased by about two-thirds. Growth continued into the 2000s. A middle to upper class suburb emerged with many retirees. The area between the highway and the beach was almost entirely built up, while the other side of the highway, which borders the Kuranda State Forest and accounts for about two-thirds of Clifton Beach, remained largely undeveloped. A shopping centre
264-407: The area for a few days and accessed a large lagoon at Palm Cove. Immediately after landing a large number of Aboriginal people came out of their camps, and attempted to prevent the groups passage to the lagoon. Darlrymple's group used gunfire. After all of the group "heartily rejoiced at the severe lesson which their unwarrantable hostility had brought upon them". Shortly before World War I in 1918,
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#1732879938536288-528: The community. Shortly after World War II , in which Palm Cove was used as a training base for Australian soldiers, the number of people travelling to Palm Cove greatly increased. The opening of the Ramada Reef Resort in 1986 marked the first international hotel chain to be located in Palm Cove and the area has continued to increase in national and international recognition ever since. In 2024, Palm Cove
312-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
336-486: The land that is today Palm Cove was bought by Albert Veivers from Archdeacon Campbell. Archdeacon Campbell had been known as a priest at Cairns church who experimented with bringing different agricultural crops to the Cairns region. Veivers was important in the advancement of Palm Cove by having the first road built. The creation of the road led property values in Palm Cove to increase dramatically, leading to more prosperity for
360-477: The north of the beach there is a bathing facility protected by nets, which also offers sufficient protection from crocodiles. There are also some barbecue areas. Clifton Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. Sugar cane farmer William Fairweather laid out an access road to his farm. The Mulgrave Shire Council at the time named the area after the birthplace of his wife, who
384-586: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
408-595: The sea all year round. The Palm Cove jetty is one of the regions most popular fishing spots where anglers regularly catch species such as mackerel, Giant Trevally or "G.T's" and shark. The closest major airport to Palm Cove is the Cairns International Airport in Aeroglen to the south. The only method of direct transportation to Palm Cove is along the Captain Cook Highway which stretches from Cairns in
432-499: The south to Mossman in the north. Buses also link Palm Cove to local suburbs. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
456-608: The suburb. Arlington Reef is the closest section of The Great Barrier Reef to Palm Cove being around 30 kilometres (19 mi) offshore. The reef shelters the inshore waters from the Coral Sea swells creating relatively calm waters between the reef and the beach. To the west of Palm Cove is the Macalister Range National Park which is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area . Since Palm Cove
480-575: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
504-501: Was built on Captain Cook Highway. A 2004 expansion added a supermarket operated by the national Coles chain . In the 2016 census , Clifton Beach had a population of 3,146 people. In the 2021 census , Clifton Beach had a population of 3,192 people. There are no schools in Clifton Beach. The nearest government primary school is Trinity Beach State School in Trinity Beach to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school
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#1732879938536528-540: Was from Clifton in the Darling Downs of southern Queensland. Alternatively, it is believed that the suburb was named after Clifton in Perthshire , Scotland, the birthplace of Mary Hunter Smart, a settler around 1880s. Clifton Beach was officially declared a suburb on 2 May 1959. In 1969, a post office was opened. In the 1970s, construction and road improvements began. By the 1980s, there were three trailer parks and
552-481: Was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple on 20 October 1873, after Buchan in Aberdeenshire , Scotland. The use of the name Buchan has fallen into disuse over the years. Palm Cove is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. The first documented British visit to the area was by a coastal expedition led by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1873. Dalrymple's group had stopped in
576-670: Was rated no.1 "Best Beach in the World" by Condé Nast Traveler , who described it as the "epitome of a tropical paradise". In the 2006 census , Palm Cove had a population of 1,215 people. In the 2016 census , Palm Cove had a population of 2,059 people. In the 2021 census , Palm Cove had a population of 2,450 people. The major industry for Palm Cove is the Accommodation and Food Services sector which relates to tourism. 21.2% of residents were employed in this sector in 2011 There are no schools in Palm Cove. The nearest government primary school
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