Holloways Beach, Queensland

Last updated

Holloways Beach
Cairns,  Queensland
Holloways beach 1920x1080.jpg
Holloways Beach
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Holloways Beach
Holloways Beach, Queensland
Coordinates 16°50′18″S145°43′55″E / 16.8383°S 145.7319°E / -16.8383; 145.7319 (Holloways Beach (centre of suburb))
Population2,398 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density303.5/km2 (786/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4878
Area7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Barron River
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Holloways Beach:
Yorkeys Knob Yorkeys Knob Coral Sea
Barron Holloways Beach Coral Sea
Barron Machans Beach Machans Beach
Beach, with signs of erosion, 2018 Beach at Holloways Beach, 2018 02.jpg
Beach, with signs of erosion, 2018
Boat ramp into Richters Creek, 2018 Boat ramp at Richters Creek, Holloways Beach, 2018.jpg
Boat ramp into Richters Creek, 2018
Picnic shelters in the foreshore park, 2018 Picnic shelters in the foreshore park, Holloways Beach, 2018.jpg
Picnic shelters in the foreshore park, 2018

Holloways Beach is a northern coastal suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is located about 10 kilometres north of the city of Cairns between the suburbs of Machans Beach and Yorkeys Knob. In the 2021 census, Holloways Beach had a population of 2,398 people. [1]

Contents

Holloways Beach is impacted by noise from Cairns International Airport, which keeps real estate prices in check. From October 2023 to September 2024 the median price for houses has been $587,500 and for units $281,500. In 2022 the values were $540,000 and $259,000 respectively. However, waterfront properties come also here at a premium, with house well above the million dollar mark. [2] [3]

Geography

The southeastern border with Machans Beach roughly follows Barr Creek, the opposite northwestern border with Yorkeys Knob is formed by Richter Creek. The southwestern border with the suburb of Barron follows the Captain Cook Highway. Directly on the other side of the highway is a sand quarry. The northeastern border is formed by the beach from which the suburb derives its name. It is approximately 1.8 kilometres long. About midpoint on the beach there is a stinger-resistant swimming enclosure. Stingers, more formally known as box jellyfish, pose a danger in the first half of the calendar year.

The beach s subject to heavy erosion. Since ca. 2020 several million dollars have been invested to save the beach. This includes the creation of two 30-metre rock groynes. This has not helped a lot, therefore more money is spent to replace the sand ("sand nourishment"). [4]

On the coast the land-use is mostly residential. From about 1300 metres inland farming is predominant.

History

Holloways Beach is situated in the traditional Djabugay (Tjapukai) Aboriginal country. [5]

Richard Holloway came to Cairns in 1910 and was farming in the area in 1926. The area was officially named Holloway in 1951 by the Queensland Surveyor-General, renamed Holloway Beach in 1971 and then Holloways Beach in 1981. In 2002, the area was gazetted as a suburb of Cairns rather than as a rural locality. [6]

Land was acquired in October 1951 for a school. [7] However, in December 1951, a school bus service was established to take the students to Cairns Intermediate School and Cairns North State School. [8] In October 1954, the Queensland Government allocated £2341 to relocate Woree's school buildings to Holloway's Beach and then repair and repaint the buildings. [9] Holloway's Beach State School opened on 23 May 1955. It closed on 13 June 1966. [10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the suburb of Holloways Beach had a population of 2,347 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, the suburb of Holloways Beach had a population of 2,398 people. [1]

Education

School children now attend Machans Beach State School or other schools further away. Holloways Beach is in the catchment area for Cairns High School. [12]

Holloways Beach has also a Environmental Education Centre. [13]

Amenities

Holloways Beach is served by a Spar convenience store on Holloways Beach Road, which also sells fishing bait and does Lotto, and a Liquorland on Oleander Street. Right beside Liquorland is Code Cairns, a cocktail bar and restaurant with middle-eastern influences which is open until late. Strait on the Beach is the other premier hospitality venue of the suburb. Also a pizza joint is close to the bottle shop. A take away and a hair dresser are immediately next to the Spar. The closest major shopping centre is in Smithfield.

Holloways Beach has a Community Hall capable of seating up to 80 people. [14]

A boat ramp into Richters Creek on the northern boundary of the suburb at Acacia Street is managed by the Cairns Regional Council. [15] There are warning signs about crocodiles near the boat ramp.

The Holloways Beach SES Group meets at the Syd and Jane Granville Memorial Park in Cassia Street. [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cairns</span> City in Queensland, Australia

Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the 2021 census, Cairns had a population of 153,181 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woree, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Woree is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Woree had a population of 5,127 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Captain Cook Highway</span> Highway in Queensland, Australia

The Captain Cook Highway is a short, regional highway in Queensland that originates in Cairns and terminates in Mossman, where it joins Mossman-Daintree Road, continuing to Daintree. It is a state-controlled regional road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barron River (Queensland)</span> River in Queensland, Australia

The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in North Queensland, Australia. With its headwaters below Mount Hypipamee, the 165-kilometre (103 mi)-long river with a catchment area of approximately 2,138 square kilometres (825 sq mi) forms through run off from the Mount Hypipamee National Park, flows through Lake Tinaroo, and eventually empties into the Coral Sea between Machans Beach and Aeroglen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellis Beach, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia

Ellis Beach is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ellis Beach had a population of 5 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clifton Beach, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Clifton Beach had a population of 3,192 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bilinga, Queensland</span> Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Bilinga is a southern coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border with New South Wales. In the 2021 census, Bilinga had a population of 1,883 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smithfield, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Smithfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorkeys Knob, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Yorkeys Knob is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Yorkeys Knob had a population of 2,794 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palm Cove, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aeroglen</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 5 kilometers north of the Cairns City centre. In the 2021 census, Aeroglen had a population of 405 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caravonica, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Caravonica is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Caravonica had a population of 2,183 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity Beach, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kewarra Beach</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Machans Beach, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Machans Beach is a beach and coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Machans Beach had a population of 943 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kanimbla, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Kanimbla is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kanimbla had a population of 2,827 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cairns North</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barron, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Barron is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Barron had a population of 68 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity Park, Queensland</span> Suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Trinity Park is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Trinity Park had a population of 3,536 people.

Redden Island known as "Dungarra" to the original inhabitants is an Island in Far North Queensland part of the Suburb or Machans Beach, Queensland. It is an important habitat for bird life Including some rare and endangered species. Made up of bushland, mangroves and a beach there are than 200 bird species recorded. It is also a historical landmark in Queensland.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holloways Beach (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Cairns Airport Flight Paths", Airservices Australia, per 23 October 2024
  3. ↑ Holloways Beach - House price guide, realestate.com.au, 23 October 2024, previous 28. February 2023
  4. ↑ "Sand nourishment works to tackle Holloways Beach erosion", Cairns Regional Council, 22 February 2023
  5. ↑ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Holloways Beach – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48672)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "HOLLOWAY'S BEACH TO HAVE SCHOOL". Cairns Post . No. 15, 476. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1951. p. 5. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "CHILDREN'S BUS SERVICE". Cairns Post . No. 15, 523. Queensland, Australia. 8 December 1951. p. 5. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "NORTHERN LOANS AND WORKS". Cairns Post . No. 16, 410. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1954. p. 7. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Holloways Beach (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "School catchment maps". Department of Education. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Community Halls". Cairns Regional Council. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Boating facilities in Queensland listed by district and local government area" (PDF). Queensland Government. 28 November 2016. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.