Trinity Park, Queensland

Trinity Park is a coastal northern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Trinity Park had a population of 3,536 people.

Geography

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. 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.

History

Trinity Park is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country.
The suburb takes its name from Trinity Bay, which was named on Trinity Sunday 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook RN of HM Bark Endeavour.
Holy Cross School opened on 28 January 1987.

Demographics

In the, Trinity Park had a population of 3,105 people.
In the, Trinity Park had a population of 3,536 people.

Education

Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls at 191-201 Reed Road. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 535 students with 35 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.
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.

Amenities

Holy Cross Catholic Church is in Reed Road adjacent to the school. It is within the Northern Beaches Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.
Bluewater Marina has 108 berths and connects to Half Moon Creek which leads into the Coral Sea. It is on Harbour Drive.
There is a public boat ramp and floating walkway at Bluewater Marina. It is accessed from Schooner Road. It is managed by the Cairns Regional Council.