Kewarra Beach facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kewarra BeachQueensland |
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Beach looking south towards Taylor Point, 2018
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 Kewarra Beach
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 5,652 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 883/km2 (2,290/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.4 km2 (2.5 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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Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kewarra Beach had a population of 5,652 people.
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Facilities
A small shopping centre is located on Poolwood Road. The foreshore reserve, Pelican Park, adjoins the beach. It has a swimming enclosure that excludes marine stingers at the north end. Other reserves include Brolga Park and Crocodile Park. Trinity Anglican School, which opened in 1983, has a campus for years Prep to 7. Tourist-oriented developments include Kewarra Beach Resort and Paradise Palms Country Club and Resort.
Transport
Kewarra Beach is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Cairns via the Captain Cook Highway. Sunbus bus route 111 originates on Cottlesloe Drive and terminates at Cairns Central Shopping Centre via Trinity Beach and Trinity Park.
History
The area was primarily utilised for growing sugar cane until the suburb was developed in the 1980s and 90s.The western side of the highway was developed with a golf course (Paradise Palms) with housing to the north and south.
Education
Trinity Anglican School is a private primary (Prep-6) campus at Poolwood Road (16°47′20″S 145°40′58″E / 16.7888°S 145.6829°E) of the Trinity Anglican School at White Rock (which opened in 1983).
There are no government schools in Kewarra Beach. The nearest government primary school is Trinity Beach State School in neighbouring Trinity Beach to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Smithfield State High School in neighbouring Smithfield to the south.
Images for kids
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Foreshore parkland, 2018
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Shopping centre, 2018
