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Manoora
Cairns,  Queensland
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Manoora
Manoora, Queensland
Coordinates 16°55′07″S145°44′09″E / 16.9186°S 145.7358°E / -16.9186; 145.7358 (Manoora (centre of suburb))
Population6,027 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2,740/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4870
Area2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cairns Region
State electorate(s) Cairns
Federal division(s) Leichhardt [2]
Suburbs around Manoora:
Whitfield Edge Hill Manunda
Kanimbla Manoora Manunda
Kanimbla Mooroobool Manunda

Manoora is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2016 census, Manoora had a population of 6,027 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Maroora is west of the Cairns city centre in Far North Queensland. It straddles the Cairns Western Arterial Road (state route 91). [4]

History

Manoora is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [5]

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Profile picture of the Manoora, 1935

The suburb was established in 1975 from part of Parramatta Park and all of the area known as West Cairns. [6] It was named after HMAS Manoora, which was in turn named after the town of Manoora in South Australia. The ship was built in Scotland in 1935 as a coastal steamer for the Adelaide Steamship Company and regularly visited Cairns, and entered service with the Royal Australian Navy in the World War II. [3]

Pau Enterprises Indigenous Corporation was established in 2015 to manage and maintain the Pau family native title lands and interests on Darnley Island. It also seeks to create social enterprises on Darnley Island and other locations where community members have migrated to, such as Cairns. [7] Their Cairns initiatives are organised from their Manoora office. [8]

At the 2011 census, Manoora had a population of 5,688. [9]

In 2012, the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board approved the application for Holy Spirit College to establish as a special assistance school. Assisted by funding of $9 million from the Queensland Government, construction commenced on the two sites in Manoora and Cooktown in July 2014. The Manoora campus opened at the start of the 2015 school year in the partly-built campus, full completion not being expected until July 2015. [10]

In the 2016 census, Manoora had a population of 6,027 people. [1]

Education

Holy Spirit College is a private secondary (7-12) campus of the Holy Spirit College headquartered at Cooktown. It is operated by Cairns Catholic Education Services. The Manoora campus is at 13 Moignard Street ( 16°55′24″S145°44′08″E / 16.9233°S 145.7355°E / -16.9233; 145.7355 (Holy Spirit College) ). [11] [12] The school is specifically to provide support for disengaged and marginalised young people. [10] It offers enrolment as a day student at the Manoora campus, but there are also boarding options at the Cooktown campus. [13]

There are no mainstream schools in Manoora. The nearest government primary schools are Cairns West State School in neighbouring Manunda to the south-east, Edge Hill State School in neighbouring Edge Hill to the north, and Whitfield State School in neighbouring Whitfield to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Trinity Bay State High School in neighbouring Manunda to the east. [14]

Amenities

Piccones Village is a shopping centre on Pease Street ( 16°54′41″S145°44′25″E / 16.9114°S 145.7403°E / -16.9114; 145.7403 (Piccones Village) ). [15] It is operated by the Piccones family, a four-generation family of retailers in Cairns. [16] [17] [18]

Pease Street contains the commercial centre in Manoora including a shopping centre, tavern and fast food franchise.[ citation needed ]

Attractions

The Cairns Indigenous Art Centre is at 1 Jensen Street ( 16°54′50″S145°44′27″E / 16.9140°S 145.7407°E / -16.9140; 145.7407 (Cairns Indigenous Art Centre) ). It is operated by Umi Arts, an Indigenous organisation established in 2005, to preserve and protect the culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. [19]

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  2. ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld)". 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Manoora – suburb in Cairns Region (entry 48741)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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  5. ↑ "First people cultural history". Cairns Regional Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  10. 1 2 "About Us". Holy Spirit College - Cairns and Cooktown. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Home". Holy Spirit College - Cairns and Cooktown. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Boarding". Holy Spirit College - Cairns and Cooktown. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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