The narrow boundary between the two sections is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) in width and follows Granite Creek, a tributary of the Bloomfield River which passes through the locality to its mouth at the Coral Sea.

[7][8] Much of the northern section of Bloomfield is within the Ngalba Bulal National Park.

The traditional language region is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave.

[2] The Bloomfield River Sugar Company was established in 1882 by Frederick Bauer and his two sons.

[10] Ayton Provisional School opened on the road from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown circa 1897.

[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 6 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).