Sherwood, Queensland

Sherwood Brisbane, Queensland
Sherwood Central shops on Sherwood Road
Sherwood
Coordinates	27°31′53″S 152°58′48″E / 27.53139°S 152.98000°E / -27.53139; 152.98000Coordinates: 27°31′53″S 152°58′48″E / 27.53139°S 152.98000°E / -27.53139; 152.98000
Population	4,998 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4075
Location	8.2 km (5 mi) from Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Tennyson Ward)
State electorate(s)	Mount Ommaney Indooroopilly
Federal Division(s)	Moreton, Oxley
Suburbs around Sherwood: Fig Tree Pocket Graceville Tennyson Fig Tree Pocket Sherwood Tennyson Fig Tree Pocket Corinda Rocklea

Sherwood is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) south west of the Brisbane CBD and borders the Brisbane River. The suburb is mostly low and medium-density housing with a retail strip centred along Sherwood Road. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 4,998.

In the 2011 census, the population of Sherwood was 4,998, 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median age of the Sherwood population was 36 years, one year below the Australian median. 71.9% of people living in Sherwood were born in Australia, similar to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.9%, India 1.3%, South Africa 0.7%, Philippines 0.7%. 84.9% of people spoke only English at home; other languages include 0.9% Mandarin, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Vietnamese, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Spanish.

Sherwood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

There are a number of cafes, including the Coffee Club, and a Woolworths supermarket.

The suburb is serviced by the Sherwood Railway Station which links Ipswich and the Springfield Central lines to the Brisbane central business district. Bus services along Oxley Road link the Centenary suburbs to Indooroopilly and the Great Circle Line service passes through the suburb.

Sherwood State School, established in 1867 is one of the oldest schools in the state and still has preserved many of its original timber buildings.

Sherwood State School was originally known as West Oxley State School and opened on 25 March 1867 (other records indicate 23 March). The first head teacher (Headmaster) appointed to the school was Major William Jenyns Boyd. He was born in Paris in 1842 and migrated to Australia in 1862.