| Type: | suburb |
| Mount Sheridan | |
| City: | Cairns |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -16.9838°N 145.7288°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 13 |
| Pop: | 8678 |
| Postcode: | 4868 |
| Area: | 6.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 10.0 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Cairns CBD |
| Dist2: | 338 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Townsville |
| Dist3: | 1669 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Cairns Region |
| Stategov: | Mulgrave |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Fedgov2: | Leichhardt |
| Near-N: | Bayview Heights |
| Near-Ne: | Woree |
| Near-E: | White Rock |
| Near-Se: | Edmonton |
| Near-S: | Bentley Park |
| Near-Sw: | Bentley Park |
| Near-W: | Lamb Range |
| Near-Nw: | Lamb Range |
Mount Sheridan is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Sheridan had a population of 8,678 people.
The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line immediately to its east form the eastern boundary of the suburb.
Mount Sheridan is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[2]
The suburb takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is not located within the suburb but to the west in Lamb Range.[3]
In the, Mount Sheridan had a population of 8,271 people.
In the, Mount Sheridan had a population of 8,678 people.
There are no schools in Mount Sheridan. The nearest government primary schools are White Rock State School in neighbouring White Rock to the east, Bentley Park State School in neighbouring Bentley Park to the south, and Woree State School in neighbouring Woree to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Bentley Park College in Bentley Park and Woree State High School in Woree.
Forest View Cemetery is at 65-77 Foster Road (-16.988°N 145.7347°W).[4] Cairns Crematorium is adjacent at 79-85 Foster Road (-16.9875°N 145.7343°W).[5]
Shopping centres in the suburb include:
There are a number of parks in the area, including: