Trinity
Trinity's Les Platons peak and Bouley Bay anchor Jersey's rural northeast with lowest density (267/km²), 60%+ agriculture, and 6% population growth.
Trinity occupies Jersey's northeastern interior, its rural landscape including Les Platons—the island's highest point and mountain biking destination—and Bouley Bay's beach. Population density of just 267 per km² makes Trinity among Jersey's least densely settled parishes, the northern country maintaining agricultural character that southern urbanization has not reached.
The parish's 6% population growth between 2011-2021 suggests modest residential appeal without transformation, families seeking rural character within reasonable distance of employment elsewhere. Over 60% of land under cultivation and 21% natural environment confirm that Trinity has resisted the development that southern parishes absorbed. The rural landscape provides conditions that agriculture requires and suburban development would displace.
Bouley Bay's diving and recreational appeal creates tourism function without the mass-market infrastructure of southern beaches, Trinity attracting visitors who seek nature rather than resort amenity. Whether the parish maintains this rural identity—or whether residential pressure eventually extends urbanization northward—depends on whether Jersey's prosperity requires developing every parish or can sustain agricultural heritage in areas finance does not need.