It replaced the old ambulance station built in 1916 at 1 Cannon Street (). The old ambulance building was sold on 8 October 2013 for $405,000. On 27 October 2014, the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist School moved to purpose-built premises in Gordonvale and was renamed Cairns Adventist College. It originally opened as a primary school on 6 February 1950 in the Cairns CBD. It later moved to premises at the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist Church at 302 Gatton Street, Manunda. On 22 November 2018 the new Gordonvale Police Station was officially opened on Draper Road by Police Minister Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Ian Stewart. The new police station cost $4.5 million and was built to serve the growing population in the corridor south of Cairns. It features Indigenous artwork "Looking to the Stars" by Gilimbaa artist Jenna Lee of the Larrakia people. The previous police station was in Cannon Street (). In the , Gordonvale had a popular of 6,944 people. Demographics At the , Gordonvale had a population of 4,420. In the , Gordonvale had a population of 6,214 people. In the , Gordonvale had a population of 6,671 people. Heritage listings Gordonvale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 71378 Bruce Highway: Meringa Sugar Experiment Station Gillies Highway: Alley Family Graves Education Gordonvale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 28 George Street (), opened originally in 1897, under the name Mulgrave State School. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 553 students with 42 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 58 Mill Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 307 students with 25 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Cairns Adventist College is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 42 Crossland Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 73 students with 6 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Djarragun College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) day and boarding school for predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys and girls at 1 Maher Road (). Opened in 2001, in 2018, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 25 teachers and 47 non-teaching