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Kewarra Beach

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Kewarra Beach

Total population

6,482

Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates-16.79°, 145.68°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.7927
Longitude
145.6787
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
589,600
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    15,715
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    15,093
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    15,069
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14,888
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    14,392
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    13,632
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    12,387
  • Australasian Figbird
    Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    12,331

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2011-03-15

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
JC Stylles
musician
P
Peter Byrne
Australian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,983

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

African tulip tree
African tulip tree
Spathodea campanulata
Seen 2026-10-10
Syzygium angophoroides
Syzygium angophoroides
Syzygium angophoroides
Seen 2026-10-09
Dendroconche ampla
Dendroconche ampla
Dendroconche ampla
Seen 2026-10-09
Fiery Skimmer
Fiery Skimmer
Orthetrum villosovittatum
Seen 2026-10-09
Australian Scrub Python
Australian Scrub Python
Simalia kinghorni
Seen 2026-10-08
White-lipped Tree Frog
White-lipped Tree Frog
Sandyrana infrafrenata
Seen 2026-10-08
Burny Bean
Burny Bean
Mucuna gigantea
Seen 2026-10-08
Elephant's Ear
Elephant's Ear
Macaranga tanarius
Seen 2026-10-08
Brown Macaranga
Brown Macaranga
Macaranga involucrata
Seen 2026-10-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL31517
Population (Wikidata)
5,652
Wikidata
Q14935459

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112