Stratford is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Stratford had a population of 1,198 people. Stratford is 6.8 kilometres NNW of the Cairns CBD. It is bounded to the north by the Barron River. It is bounded to the east by the Captain Cook Highway. The northern part of the suburb is situated on the lower slo…Stratford is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Stratford had a population of 1,198 people. Stratford is 6.8 kilometres NNW of the Cairns CBD. It is bounded to the north by the Barron River. It is bounded to the east by the Captain Cook Highway. The northern part of the suburb is situated on the lower slopes of Mount Whitfield and Lumley Hill and is used for residential housing. The southern part of the suburb is undeveloped dense bushland on the higher slopes rising to about 160 metres.