Parramatta Park is an inner city suburb of
Cairns adjoining to
Cairns City,
Cairns North, Portsmith,
Bungalow,
Westcourt and
Manunda, and is approximately 1km west of the
Cairns CBD. Parramatta Park is an established residential and recreational area, with commercial land use in the south-eastern section including a mixture of parklands, green space and recreational facilities including
Barlow Park Sports field,
Little Barlow Park, and the
Cairns Showground. The postcode for Parramatta Park is 4870.
Parramatta Park is close to all
Cairns city facilities including
Cairns Civic Theatre,
Cairns Convention Centre, bars, restaurants, clubs and art galleries. The closest major shopping centre is
Cairns Central Shopping Centre located in the city centre providing access to most major outlets including
Coles,
Target,
Kmart,
Myer and
JB Hi-Fi.
Parramatta Park has a
state primary school, a Catholic primary school and
St Augustine’s College, an all-boys Catholic boarding high school.
St Monica’s all-girls Catholic school is nearby in
Cairns City, about a 5-minute drive east.
Trinity Bay State High School is in the adjacent suburb of
Manunda, about a 5-minute drive west. The
Cairns Sunbus public transport service also runs throughout the area with multiple stop overs in the suburb.