was established on 29 April 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy with an initial enrolment of 30 pupils. In 1965 it was renamed St Therese’s School. As suburban development increased around Edmonton, the rising number of students made it necessary to relocate the school to neighbouring Bentley Park in 1995. Although now under lay leadership, the school continues to operated in the Mercy tradition. The Edmonton parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1965. Its only church, St Theresa's, is at 135 Robert Street in neighbouring Bentley Park. The Edmonton public library building opened in 1975. The primary industry in Edmonton was traditionally growing sugarcane, but as Edmonton has grown, it has become an outer suburb of Cairns. Edmonton has experienced rapid growth in new housing estates in recent years resulting in consequent population growth. Edmonton Uniting Church opened in 1998. In March 2006, Tropical Cyclone Larry hit Edmonton causing minimal damage. The centre of the cyclone passed through the town of Innisfail, south of the suburb. At the 2006 census, Edmonton had a population of 8,035. Isabella State School opened on 1 January 2007. In the , Edmonton had a population of 10,753 people. The Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre opened on 29 January 2019. Education Hambledon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 77-83 Stokes Street (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 774 students with 66 teachers (57 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 694 students with 63 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Isabella State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Walker Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 625 students with 45 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 600 students with 43 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre is an infants (Prep-2) special education school for boys and girls 15-17 Marr Street (). It provides 2 days per week of specialist autism programs and the children attend regular schools for the rest of the week. There are no secondary schools