Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Clifton Beach had a population of 3,146 people.[1]
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Clifton Beach Cairns, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 16.7719°S 145.6683°E / -16.7719; 145.6683 (Clifton Beach (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,146 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 408.6/km2 (1,058/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4879 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.7 km2 (3.0 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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Clifton Beach is a dormitory suburb of Cairns located on the shores of the Coral Sea. It has a long sandy beach, also called Clifton Beach, along the seafront (16.7671°S 145.6771°E / -16.7671; 145.6771 (Clifton Beach (beach))).[3][4][5]
Offshore are Cook Bay (16.771°S 145.681°E / -16.771; 145.681 (Cook Bay)) and Trinity Bay (16.759°S 145.687°E / -16.759; 145.687 (Trinity Bay)).[6][3]
The Captain Cook Highway enters the suburb from the south (Kewarra Beach) and exits to the north (Palm Cove).[3]
Clifton Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. [7]
Clifton Beach was named as a suburb on 2 May 1959 after Clifton, Perthshire, Scotland, which was the birthplace of Mary Hunter Smart, a settler in the area in the 1880s.[2]
Clifton Beach Post Office opened on 2 June 1969.[8]
In the 2016 census, Clifton Beach had a population of 3,146 people.[1]
There are no schools in Clifton Beach. The nearest government primary school is Trinity Beach State School in Trinity Beach to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Smithfield State High School in Smithfield to the south.[3]
Clifton Village is a shopping centre at 55 Endeavour Road off the Captain Cook Highway (16.7648°S 145.6691°E / -16.7648; 145.6691 (Clifton Village shopping centre)).[9][10] It is anchored by a Coles supermarket and contains the Clifton Beach Post Office.[11][12]
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:
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