Suburb Property Profile: White Rock, QLD 4868
Located approximately 9–10km south of Cairns' CBD, White Rock sits within the Cairns Region, immediately north of Edmonton. The suburb takes its name from White Rock Peak, a 574m feature in the Freshwater Creek State Forest west of the Bruce Highway. Development began with scattered housing along the railway line in the late 1960s, before filling out through the 1970s and 80s alongside the Cairns Golf Club, a Trinity Anglican School campus (1983) and a state primary school (1988). Here's our comprehensive guide to the area.
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Location Demographics
The population of White Rock sits at 4,918 according to the 2021 Census, up 4.0% from 4,730 in 2016. The predominant age group is 0–9, and households are primarily childless couples.
Travel & Infrastructure
White Rock runs along the Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line, both of which follow the higher ground on the suburb's western edge, giving residents straightforward road and rail access toward Cairns.
Shopping
White Rock has limited retail of its own; residents typically head into neighbouring Edmonton or further into Cairns for broader shopping and dining options.
Schools & Recreation
White Rock State School, which opened in 1988, serves the suburb's primary-aged students. There is no secondary school within White Rock itself, with families in the area generally sending children to Bentley Park College or Woree State High School nearby.
Local Amenities
Minniecon/Mundi Gunjii Park, named in 2013 to honour the Minniecon family's long connection to the sugar industry and the region's South Sea Islander community, is a notable local landmark on Hollywood Boulevard. Several watercourses run down from White Rock Peak into wetlands on the suburb's eastern side, and the long-established Cairns Golf Club sits nearby, giving residents genuine green space alongside the suburb's newer housing.
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