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Mount Sheridan

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Mount Sheridan

Total population

8,678

Coordinates-16.99°, 145.74°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Mount Sheridan is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Sheridan had a population of 8,678 people.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.9873
Longitude
145.7366
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
492,125
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14,548
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    14,292
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    13,841
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    13,602
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    12,869
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    12,034
  • Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
    Ducula spilorrhoa (G.R.Gray, 1858) · Aves
    10,481
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    10,299

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2011-03-15

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,983

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
76
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API