Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Clifton Beach had a population of 3,192 people. Clifton Beach is located about 22 kilometres north of the city centre of Cairns on the Coral Sea. To the west, the mountains of the Macallister Range form the border with the Kuranda State Forest. Th…Clifton Beach is a coastal suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Clifton Beach had a population of 3,192 people. Clifton Beach is located about 22 kilometres north of the city centre of Cairns on the Coral Sea. To the west, the mountains of the Macallister Range form the border with the Kuranda State Forest. The suburb of Kewarra Beach lies to the south and Palm Cove to the north. The Captain Cook Highway runs through the suburb.