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East Trinity
Queensland
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East Trinity in the foreground with Trinity Inlet beyond and Cairns suburbs through to Mount Sheridan, 2013
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East Trinity
Coordinates 16°55′31″S145°49′25″E / 16.9252°S 145.8236°E / -16.9252; 145.8236 (East Trinity (centre of locality))
Population212 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.251/km2 (5.829/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Mulgrave
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around East Trinity:
Cairns City Coral Sea Yarrabah
Portsmith East Trinity Yarrabah
Wrights Creek Packers Camp Green Hill

East Trinity is a coastal rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Trinity East. [2] In the 2016 census, East Trinity had a population of 212 people. [1]

Contents

The town of Giangurra is on the northern coast of the locality ( 16°54′12″S145°49′14″E / 16.9033°S 145.8205°E / -16.9033; 145.8205 (Giangurra (town)) ). [3]

Geography

Giangurra town in East Trinity Giangurra town.jpg
Giangurra town in East Trinity

The locality of East Trinity has the locality of Glen Boughton enclosed within it. [4]

The northern boundary of East Trinity is the Coral Sea. The western boundary is Trinity Inlet. The south-western boundary is Pine Creek. The eastern boundary is the Murray Prior Range. [5] [4]

Parts of the land, water and environment in and around East Trinity have been subject to acid sulfate soil oxidisation. Acid sulfate soil remediation has been implemented to fix the impacts of soil oxidisation to the land, water and environment in East Trinity. [6] [7]

Mountains

Looking south-east towards Pine Creek, 2018 On Pine Creek Yarrabah Road looking south-east, East Trinity, 2018 02.jpg
Looking south-east towards Pine Creek, 2018

East Trinity has the following mountains, all of which are in the Murray Prior Range along the locality's eastern boundary (from north to south):

View across Rolling Bay and Trinity Bay from the beach at Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018 View across Rolling Bay and Trinity Bay from the beach at Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018 01.jpg
View across Rolling Bay and Trinity Bay from the beach at Pine Creek Yarrabah Road, East Trinity, 2018

Bays and headlands

Giangurra Beach and Sturt Cove Giangurra Beach.jpg
Giangurra Beach and Sturt Cove

Offshore are a number of bays and headlands (from west to east):

History

East Trinity is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [20]

Prior to 2002, the locality was known as Trinity East. [21]

In the 2011 census, East Trinity had a population of 111 people. [22]

In the 2016 census, East Trinity had a population of 212 people. [1]

In 2020, there have been proposals for a satellite city urban development, [23] the construction of a bridge/tunnel linking Cairns City to East Trinity, [24] and eco-tourism proposals. [25]

Heritage listings

East Trinity has the following heritage listings:

Education

There are no schools in East Trinity. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrabah State School in neighbouring Yarrabah to the north-east and Gordonvale State School in Gordonvale to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarrabah State School (to Year 10 only) and Gordonvale State High School in Gordonvale. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Trinity (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "East Trinity – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Giangurra – town in Cairns Region (entry 13650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Murray Prior Range – mountain range in the Cairns Region (entry 23615)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "East Trinity remediation case study". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "East Trinity Reserve". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Yarrabah – mountain in Cairns Region (entry 38507)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mount Murray Prior – mountain in Cairns Region (entry 23616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mount Gorton – mountain in Cairns Region (entry 14452)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "May Peak – mountain in Cairns Region (entry 21257)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Trinity Inlet – inlet in Cairns Regional (entry 35196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Stafford Point – point in Cairns Region (entry 32145)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Bessie Point – point in Cairns Region (entry 2402)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Lyons Point – point in Cairns Region (entry 20313)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "False Cape – cape in Cairns Region (entry 12182)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Mission Bay – bay in the Cairns Region (entry 22307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  22. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "East Trinity (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  23. ↑ "Mandingalbay Proposal" (PDF). Djunbunji. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  27. ↑ "False Cape Second World War Defence Facility (entry 600975)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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