Trinity Park, Queensland
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| Trinity Park Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking south down along Galena Close, Trinity Park, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 16°48′18″S 145°42′15″E / 16.805°S 145.7041°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,536 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,010/km2 (2,620/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Trinity Park is a coastal northern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Trinity Park had a population of 3,536 people.[1]
Trinity Park is one of Cairns' northern suburbs. It is bounded to the north-east by the Coral Sea, to the east by Half Moon Creek and to the west by the Captain Cook Highway. The land is low-lying flat land (below 10 metres above sea level). The western half of the suburb is freehold land, mostly developed as residential housing. The eastern half of the suburb remains Crown land and is not developed.[3]
History
Trinity Park is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country.[citation needed]
The suburb takes its name from Trinity Bay, which was named on Trinity Sunday 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook RN of HM Bark Endeavour.[2]
Holy Cross School opened on 28 January 1987.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Trinity Park had a population of 3,105 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Trinity Park had a population of 3,536 people.[1]
Education
Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 191-201 Reed Road (16°48′37″S 145°41′43″E / 16.8102°S 145.6953°E).[6] It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 535 students with 35 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[8]
There are no government schools in Trinity Park. The nearest government primary school is Trinity Beach State School in neighbouring Trinity Beach to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Smithfield State High School is in neighbouring Smithfield to the west.[3]
