QLD · Cairns Council

Trinity Park, 4879

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,180

Growth (1 yr)

+2.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+19.1%

Median age

36

Median income

$2,008/wk

Employment rate

66.1%

University qualified

21%

Work from home

12.6%

Languages at home

12%non-English

Most common: Japanese, Punjabi, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46.8/100
Average

Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Marina
What Trinity Park is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Marina

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Suburb profile

Trinity Park is a coastal town in Queensland, in Cairns Council.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 16% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 82% above the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked coastal towns, and reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Childcare access is a relative weakness.

Overall, Trinity Park suits people prioritising employment and lower crime over nearby family services.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Coastal town · compared with coastal towns in Queensland (89)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Childcare access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Trinity Park Beach

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Trinity Park compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$700/wk

Population (ERP)

4,180

+2.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#5

among Coastal & beach · Growth area

Crime rate

21st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

85th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

34%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

57th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
46.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2688th in Australia
State rank
491st in QLD
Peer rank
#5 among Coastal & beach · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#70 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$700

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

4,180(June 2025)

+2.5% annual · +19.1% over 5 years · 85th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.5%
5-year growth
+19.1%
Change in 1 year
+104
Change in 5 years
+669
Growth rank in QLD
85th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~5,100), extrapolated at +4.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,536
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$2,008
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
92 of 1,297
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$465
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
24.4% / 41.6% / 34%
Employment rate
66.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.6% / 0.8% / 66%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,135 / 45 / 4 (+ 12 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

21% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 23.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10.9% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational23.3% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below44.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies17%
  • Health16.1%
  • Society and culture12.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.5%
  • Education7.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$59,981

69th percentile in QLD · +2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,446

66th percentile in QLD · -1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

78th percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$86,165

79th percentile in QLD · +36% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

52nd percentile in QLD · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4879 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
14,977
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,117
Median net rent
$555
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,599
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+27%
Super vs state median
+24%
Business income vs state median
+10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

12% speak a language other than English at home; 26.2% born overseas

Language at home
2,905 English only · 395 other
Non-English at home
12%
Born overseas
869 (26.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
142 (4%)
Australian citizens
2,942
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
18

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Japanese19 · 13.8%
  • Punjabi17 · 12.3%
  • German15 · 10.9%
  • Mandarin10 · 7.2%
  • Italian9 · 6.5%
  • Malayalam8 · 5.8%
  • Filipino6 · 4.3%
  • Greek6 · 4.3%

Religion

49.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49.7%, while Christianity accounts for 37.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49.7%40.7%
Christianity37.6%45.7%
Other / not stated12.7%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.1%18.6%
Anglican8.8%11.3%
Uniting Church2.4%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2%3.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4879, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
139
Against the person
23
Against property
83
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
44.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 154 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+11.3%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences15
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)19
  • Unlawful Entry35
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle14
  • Assault14

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,022
Median ICSEA percentile
57th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 983 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 1,135 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Holy Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 572 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Newman Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1046 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 625 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Yorkeys Knob State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 998 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 321 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Yorkeys Knob SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Smithfield Village Early LearningO'Brien Roadchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

66 mapped amenities

3 restaurants · 7 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 14 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
9/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.85
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.96
Food & drink(3)
  • Everyday LoverRestaurant
  • Smithfield Makin' DoughRestaurant
  • The BluewaterRestaurant

    9 Harbour Drive

Community(2)
  • Smithfield Village Early LearningChildcare

    Cnr O'Brien Road

  • Holy Cross SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(30)
  • Beach
  • Boat RampBoat ramp
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Bluewater MarinaMarina

    Harbour Drive, Trinity Park

  • Half Moon Creek Fish Habitat AreaNature reserve
  • Amanda St ParkPark
  • Apollo Quay Bluewater ParkPark
  • Centaur ParkPark
  • David Trego Williams ParkPark
  • George Pullar ParkPark
  • Harbourised Drive Reservation ParkPark
  • Icefire Quay ReservePark
  • Krait ReservePark
  • Marina Quay Park CairnsPark
  • Norwood Crescent ParkPark

    2-4 Angor Road, Trinity Park

  • Oakville Parade ParkPark
  • Park
  • Reed Road Reservation ParkPark
  • Tudor ParkPark
  • Playground (7)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(6)
  • Bench (6)
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Outdoor Seating (2)
  • Parking (12)
  • Picnic Table
  • Shelter (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

13 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Amanda St ParkPark
  • Apollo Quay Bluewater ParkPark
  • Centaur ParkPark
  • David Trego Williams ParkPark
  • George Pullar ParkPark
  • Harbourised Drive Reservation ParkPark
  • Icefire Quay ReservePark
  • Krait ReservePark
  • Marina Quay Park CairnsPark
  • Norwood Crescent ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
8.6%
Woodland / forest cover
7.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
24
Parks (OSM)
14
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Cairns North Community Health Facility (11.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
92
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 25°
Rainfall
1,038 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 24°
Rainfall
925 mm · ~92 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
25° / 20°
Rainfall
164 mm · ~20 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
28° / 22°
Rainfall
188 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Leichhardt
Member of Parliament
Matt SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,757
Turnout (2025)
83.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+9.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.9%Labor 56.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.5 km away).

Coalition 42.1%Labor 57.9%

1.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Trinity ParkLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • SmithfieldLabor 68.5% · Coalition 31.6% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Trinity BeachLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • Yorkeys KnobLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Kewarra BeachLabor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)2.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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