East Trinity

The locality of East Trinity has the locality of Glen Boughton enclosed within it. The northern boundary of East Trinity is the Coral Sea. The western boundary is Trinity Inlet. The south-western boundary is Pine Creek. The eastern boundary is the Murray Prior Range. Mountains East Trinity has the following mountains, all of which are in the Murray Prior Range along the locality's eastern boundary (from north to south): • Mount Yarrabah () • Mount Murray Prior () • Mount Gorton () • May Peak () Bays and headlands Offshore are a number of bays and headlands (from west to east): • Trinity Bay, to the west of False Cape, named after Trinity Sunday (10 June 1770) by Lieutenant James Cook on the HM Bark Endeavour, including side bays (from west to east): • Trinity Inlet (), • Stafford Point () • Rolling Bay () • Bessie Point () • Sturt Cove () • Brown Bay () • Mission Bay to the east of False Cape () == History ==

East Trinity is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. Prior to 2002, the locality was known as Trinity East. In 2020, there have been proposals for a satellite city urban development, the construction of a bridge/tunnel linking Cairns City to East Trinity, and eco-tourism proposals. == Demographics ==

In the , East Trinity had a population of 111 people. In the , East Trinity had a population of 212 people. In the , East Trinity had a population of 238 people. == Heritage listings ==

East Trinity has the following heritage listings: • Hydrographic Survey Bench Mark, Bessie Point, off Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road • False Cape Battery, Yarrabah Road == Education ==

There are no schools in East Trinity. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrabah State School in neighbouring Yarrabah to the north-east and Gordonvale State School in Gordonvale to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarrabah State School (to Year 10 only) and Gordonvale State High School in Gordonvale. == References ==