The southern part of the suburb has a number of schools, the Cairns Showgrounds, Barlow Park (a multi-sports facility and stadium) and an industrial precinct.

[5]On 26 July 1884 auctioneer John McNamara offered the Walkerville Estate as the first suburb of Cairns, consisting of 400 lots, predominantly of 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m2).

The estate was promoted as being close to the terminus of the Herberton railway line and as a "paradise of health".

[10][11] On Sunday 15 April 1928 Bishop John Heavey officially opened the new Catholic church and school building.

They refused to go and by July 1932 the town's people were getting frantic and angry because they could not set up for the show.

On 17 July 1932 police were called in to forcibly remove the men from the park, many towns people also took part in the hostilities and a riot broke out.

[15] The Parramatta Park parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1946.