Paluma, Queensland

Paluma
Queensland
Looking towards the Coral Sea from Paluma, 2005
Paluma
Coordinates19°00′34″S 146°12′34″E / 19.0094°S 146.2094°E / -19.0094; 146.2094 (Paluma (town centre))
Population87 (2021 census)
 • Density0.03789/km2 (0.0981/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4816
Area2,296.2 km2 (886.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Paluma:
Mount Fox Upper Stone
Yuruga
Bambaroo
Crystal Creek
Valley Of Lagoons Paluma Clemant
Lynam
Basalt Dotswood Hervey Range

Paluma is a town in the City of Townsville and a locality split between the City of Townsville and the Charters Towers Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Paluma had a population of 87 people.

It is in the Mount Spec Ranges and is the southernmost point of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics.