QLD · Cairns Council
Mount Sheridan (Qld), QLD, 4868
Current weather
19.7°CClear sky
89% humidity · 5.6 km/h wind · 25.4° / 17.8° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#521 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mount Sheridan (Qld) is a mid-sized suburb in the Cairns area, home to around 8,678 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,253 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-47%), roughly 144.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $670, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 8,678
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,826
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 137 of 3,182
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,542
- Employment rate
- 66.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 217 / 5 / 36
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $670
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 1,253
- Against the person
- 252
- Against property
- 680
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 144.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 34 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -46.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault152
- Drug Offences124
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)202
- Traffic And Related Offences148
- Unlawful Entry275
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Foster roadBruce Highway, n/a25 Jun 2026 – 03 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWS Mt SheridanAlcohol
Unit 34
- Liquorland Mt SheridanAlcohol
Unit 22
- Bench (2)
- Scotia CloseBus stop
- Kaisercraft Mount SheridanCraft
- KmartDepartment Store
106 Barnard Drive
- Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
- Mt Sheridan NewspowerNewsagent
Unit 33
- Parking
- Parking Entrance
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
21 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Banagidirri ParkPark
- Barnard Drive ParkPark
- Booyong Drive ParkPark
- Canon Creek ParkPark
- Crowleys ParkPark
- Fife Close ParkPark
- Fig ParkPark
- Forest Gardens Recreation OvalPark
- Homestead ParkPark
- Idalia Road ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Mt Sheridanpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 43
- Parks (OSM)
- 30
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 27.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #521 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Mt Sheridanhealthpharmacy
- Banagidirri Parkgovernmentpark
- Barnard Drive Parkgovernmentpark
- Booyong Drive Parkgovernmentpark
- Canon Creek Parkgovernmentpark
- Crowleys Parkgovernmentpark
- Fife Close Parkgovernmentpark
- Fig Parkgovernmentpark
- Forest Gardens Recreation Ovalgovernmentpark
- Homestead Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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