Machans Beach, Queensland
Machans Beach | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esplanade 2005 | |||||||||||||
Machans Beach | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Machans Beach | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 16°51′20″S 145°44′52″E / 16.8555°S 145.7477°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Cairns | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 943 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 132.8/km2 (344.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4878 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Machans Beach is a beach and coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Machans Beach had a population of 943 people.
Machans Beach is impacted by noise from Cairns International Airport, which keeps real estate prices in check. From August 2023 to July 2024 the median price for houses has been $501,500. However, waterfront properties come also here at a premium, with houses above the million dollar mark.