Northern Beaches, Cairns
Region of Cairns
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The Northern Beaches, also referred to as The Marlin Coast, is a coastal region of suburbs located to the north of Cairns CBD, in Queensland, Australia. The area is popular for its beaches, tourism, and residential communities. The Northern Beaches region includes the suburbs of Machans Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Trinity Park, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Clifton Beach, and Palm Cove. It is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east and the Macalister Range to the west. In the 2021 census, The combined suburbs of the Northern Beaches had a population of 25,124 people. The Northern Beaches region lies within the traditional lands of the Yirrganydji people.
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