Holloways Beach
- Local Government Area
- Cairns
- Postcode
- 4878
- Population
- 2,398
- Area
- 5.60 km²
- Coordinates
- -16.8447, 145.7312
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Holloways Beach
Holloways Beach is a northern coastal suburb of Cairns in Queensland, about 10 km north of the city centre between Machans Beach and Yorkeys Knob, on Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional land. Its north-eastern border is formed by the beach of the same name, about 1.8 km long, which has a stinger-resistant swimming enclosure and is regularly maintained against erosion. The suburb takes its name from Richard Holloway, who farmed the area from the 1920s; it was officially named Holloway in 1951, becoming Holloways Beach in 1981.
Nearby localities
- Machans Beach 2 km
- Yorkeys Knob 2 km
- Barron 3 km
- Stratford (Qld) 4 km
- Aeroglen 4 km
- Freshwater (Qld) 5 km