East Trinity QLD 4871
241 addresses · 11 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Cairns LGA › East Trinity · 1387 km from Brisbane
Living Here
East Trinity is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 238 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gordonvale - Trinity statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Trinity itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 libraries
1 golf club
3 hardware stores
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Cairns, 5.2 km west · Bus interchange: Cairns City bus station, 4.8 km west · Ferry wharf: Reef Fleet Terminal, 4.2 km west · Airport: Cairns Airport, 8.9 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 86% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 86.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.2% · Labour-force participation 61.4%
Population by age in East Trinity
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 30 |
| 45-54 | 44 |
| 55-64 | 41 |
| 65-74 | 30 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in East Trinity
| House | 77 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in East Trinity
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 31 |
| $3,000+ | 20 |
Top ancestries in East Trinity
| Australian | 80 |
|---|---|
| English | 71 |
| Aboriginal | 48 |
| Irish | 27 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
Housing tenure in East Trinity
| Owned | 25 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 33 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in East Trinity
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in East Trinity
| Car | 68 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 24 |
Top countries of birth in East Trinity
| New Zealand | 11 |
|---|---|
| China | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in East Trinity
| Australian Indigenous | 15 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 5 |
| Mandarin | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
217,745 bird observations recorded near East Trinity — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (11,554)
- Common Myna (10,649)
- Masked Lapwing (10,604)
- Australian Pelican (10,329)
- Rock Dove (9,663)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (8,964)
- Whimbrel (8,854)
- Peaceful Dove (8,573)
- Welcome Swallow (8,369)
- Varied Honeyeater (8,283)
- Willie Wagtail (8,210)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (8,195)
- Magpie-lark (7,938)
Show all 30 birds recorded near East Trinity
- Eastern Curlew (7,921)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (7,917)
- Great Egret (7,799)
- Great Knot (7,497)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (7,105)
- House Sparrow (6,993)
- Australasian Figbird (6,950)
- Australian White Ibis (5,683)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (5,563)
- Little Egret (5,531)
- Brown Honeyeater (4,485)
- Australian Swiftlet (4,409)
- Red-necked Stint (4,393)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (3,957)
- White-faced Heron (3,890)
- Bush Stone-curlew (3,751)
- Terek Sandpiper (3,716)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to East Trinity:
- Glen Boughton (2.1 km)
- Cairns City (4.9 km)
- Yarrabah (5.8 km)
- Portsmith (5.9 km)
- Parramatta Park (6 km)
- Cairns North (6.4 km)
- Bungalow (6.7 km)
- Westcourt (7 km)
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Streets
- Bluewater Street (8)
- Catalina Road (1)
- Curlew Street (4)
- Giangurra Esplanade (8)
- Koombal Esplanade (16)
- Laycock Road (5)
- Lee Yan Road (10)
- Mccrae Street (4)
- Pine Creek - Yarrabah Road (142)
- Pine Creek Road (31)
- Sandpiper Street (12)
