23-499: Download coordinates as: Trinity Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Trinity Beach had a population of 6,594 people. Trinity Beach is approximately 20 kilometres (10 mi) from the Cairns city centre and approximately 6.6 km from Smithfield . Trinity Beach is also a beach stretching for about a mile on
46-483: A special education program. 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). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,027 students with 68 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Trinity Beach. The nearest government secondary school
69-594: A Town on 31 March 1903 and was proclaimed a City on 12 October 1923. The Shire of Mulgrave had its origins in the Cairns Division , one of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 on 11 November 1879. The Douglas Division was created on 3 June 1880. They became the Shire of Cairns and the Shire of Douglas on 31 March 1903. On 20 December 1919, it grew to include some territory from
92-580: 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 the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
115-509: A storm surge event, while soon after overnight, multiple waterfront businesses were vandalised and looted. On the morning of 17 December, like other Cairns northern beaches suburbs, Trinity Beach experienced flooding. This flooding led to an evacuation warning for the Bluewater Estate and major road closures, which resulted in isolation from the rest of Cairns. Videos on social media soon emerged showing inundated residential neighbourhoods in
138-535: Is Smithfield State High School in neighbouring Smithfield to the south. Trinity Beach Community Hall is at 51 Trinity Beach Road ( 16°47′22″S 145°41′39″E / 16.78940°S 145.69424°E / -16.78940; 145.69424 ( Trinity Beach Community Hall ) ). As at April 2024, a new community hall is under construction by the Cairns Regional Council . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
161-468: Is A$ 433.5 million. In the 2021 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people. Yidinji (also known as Yidinj , Yidiny , and Idindji ) is an Australian Aboriginal language and a traditional Indigenous country. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region , in such localities as Cairns City (CBD) , Gordonvale , and
184-511: 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. Cairns Regional Council The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland , Queensland , Australia, centred on
207-987: 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 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
230-583: The Mulgrave River , and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi . Tjapukai (also known as Djabuganydji , Djabugay , and Djabuganydji ) is the traditional Aboriginal country and language north of the Barron River in the Cairns Region, with the traditional group extending west towards Mareeba and north towards Douglas Shire and Port Douglas . Prior to
253-592: The 1970s, leading to a population of over 2000 by the mid-1980s. Trinity Beach became part of the new City of Cairns with the amalgamation of Mulgrave Shire into the new city on 22 March 1995. In 2000, Cyclone Steve , which made landfall in the Cairns northern beaches area near Trinity Beach, caused significant damage to the roof of the Trinity Beach Hotel. From 2004 to 2008, the 173-ha Bluewater subdivision, which extends through both Trinity Beach and Trinity Park ,
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#1732887438682276-585: The 2008 amalgamation, the Cairns Region consisted of the entire area of three previous local government areas: The city, which for most of its existence covered only the central business district and inner suburbs of Cairns, had its beginning in the Borough of Cairns which was proclaimed on 28 May 1885 under the Local Government Act 1878 . With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , it became
299-558: The abolished Shire of Barron , and on 16 November 1940, the shire was renamed Mulgrave. On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Cairns area be rationalised, and that the Shire be dissolved and amalgamated with the City of Cairns . The Local Government (Cairns, Douglas, Mareeba and Mulgrave) Regulation 1994
322-485: The component entities prior to 2008. The only census in which the Cairns Region included the Douglas Shire was conducted in 2011. In the 2016 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 156,901 people. In the 2021 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people. On 1 January 2014, Julia Leu ceased to be a Councillor upon the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Douglas. On 31 January 2015, Rob Pyne
345-671: The eastern coast of Australia bounded by the Coral Sea . The suburb itself is approximately 2 km wide. Trinity Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is derived from Trinity Bay . From 1943 to 1944, Trinity Beach was the site of intensive training in amphibious warfare for Australian and American troops in the context of World War II . Trinity Beach State School opened on 30 January 1979. As part of Mulgrave Shire, Trinity Beach experienced suburban development beginning in
368-438: 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
391-509: 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 the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
414-503: The property. In the 2011 census , Trinity Beach had a population of 4,734 people. In the 2016 census , Trinity Beach had a population of 5,488 people. In the 2021 census , Trinity Beach had a population of 6,594 people. Trinity Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Wewak Street ( 16°47′41″S 145°41′22″E / 16.7948°S 145.6895°E / -16.7948; 145.6895 ( Trinity Beach State School ) ). It includes
437-454: 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 . However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority. The Cairns Regional Council's 2023-24 operating budget
460-826: The same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Douglas from the Cairns Region. On 9 March 2013, the citizens of the former Douglas shire voted in a referendum to de-amalgamate. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. The Cairns Region includes the following settlements: Cairns Central area: Northern Mulgrave area: Southern Mulgrave area: – shared with Cassowary Coast Region – shared with Cassowary Coast Region and Tablelands Region The Cairns Regional Council operate public libraries at Babinda , Cairns City , Earlville , Edmonton , Gordonvale , Manunda , Smithfield and Stratford . The populations given relate to
483-455: The suburb. The beach itself was thickly covered with debris in the aftermath of the flooding. Ahead of the 2024 Queensland state election , preservation of Taylor Point, a scenic, undeveloped part of the Trinity Beach waterfront, became a point of contention as local election candidates pushed for public acquisition. The property was privately acquired in early October 2024, after which Queensland Labor Party threatened compulsory acquisition of
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#1732887438682506-432: Was approved for development. As with several other areas in Trinity Beach, portions of the estate sit in a flood zone due to potential inflows from Moore's Gully, which led to a substantial flooding mitigation project for the development in 2010. In 2023, Trinity Beach was affected by Cyclone Jasper and the resulting 2023 Cairns floods . On 13 December, as the cyclone made landfall, the Trinity Beach waterfront experienced
529-563: Was gazetted on 16 December 1994. On 22 March 1995, the Shire was abolished and became part of the new City of Cairns . In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Cairns amalgamate with the Shire of Douglas, and that the new Cairns Regional Council be undivided with 10 councillors and a mayor. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shire formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on
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