Suburb Profiles

The Northern Beaches overview

Northern Beaches Queensland

The Cairns Northern Beaches stretch for 26km along the beautiful Coral Coast. They begin just a few minutes drive from the Cairns International Airport and City Centre. Each beach has a mixture of residential and holiday accommodation. They all enjoy an excellent assortment of services, whether it’s the local shopping centre or a the popular larger Smithfield Shopping Centre. Smithfield Shopping Centre has a Coles, Woolworths and Kmart together with a large selection of specialty shops, banks and services. Smithfield also has a large public pool, sports centre and grounds



Together, with wonderful restaurants and retail shops, the experience of living or holidaying on the beaches is hard to beat. They are also central to World Class attractions such as Skyrail, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and of course the Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Rainforest, Atherton Tablelands and Port Douglas.