Mount Sheridan
QLD 4868 · Cairns
8,678 (2021) → 8,940 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Sheridan is a suburb in Cairns, QLD 4868, about 1385km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Sheridan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Mount Sheridan has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 18/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.85%), England (2.82%), India (1.75%), Philippines (1.74%), Japan (1.56%)
Top languages: Japan (2.58%), Punjabi (1.45%), Nepali (0.8%), Tagalog (0.71%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.61%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Cairns local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 958 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- White Rock State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 848
- Trinity Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1094
- St Therese's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 984
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1025
- Bentley Park CollegeCombined · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 872
- St Gerard Majella Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1042
- Isabella State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 892
- Cairns State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 923
- Woree State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 857
- Holy Spirit College - Edmonton CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.3km
- Woree State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 848
- Hambledon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 882
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Sheridan
Is Mount Sheridan safe?
Mount Sheridan has a residential safety score of 18/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 11,851 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Sheridan from Brisbane CBD?
Mount Sheridan is about 1385.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Mount Sheridan?
Mount Sheridan has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Sheridan?
Mount Sheridan has a transport score of 0/100.