Download coordinates as: Edmonton is a town and suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Edmonton is located 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) by road south-southwest of the Cairns CBD.

[6][7] A cane tramway network delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill at Gordonvale.

[5] The average elevation of Edmonton, Cairns is 16.8 metres (55.1 feet) above sea level.

It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign.

The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometres later with 29 recruits.

[13][14] After some years of fund raising, in September 1924, the Anglican community in Edmonton called for tenders to erect a church building.

[7] The Edmonton Catholic School was established on 29 April 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy with an initial enrolment of 30 pupils.

As suburban development increased around Edmonton, the rising number of students made it necessary to relocate the school to neighbouring Bentley Park in 1995.

Edmonton has experienced rapid growth in new housing estates in recent years[when?]

[citation needed] On 20 October 1983, the first Sikh temple in Queensland, the Guru Nanak Gurudwara, was opened at 289 Djarragun Way (just off the Bruce Highway) but is now within the present-day boundaries of neighbouring Mount Peter.

[27] In March 2006, Tropical Cyclone Larry hit Edmonton causing minimal damage.

The centre of the cyclone passed through the town of Innisfail, 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of the suburb.

The Southern Herald is the local independent monthly suburban newspaper which is delivered to homes in Edmonton.