Palmer, Queensland
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Gold mining dredge on the Palmer River | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Palmer | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 15°58′13″S 143°32′19″E / 15.9702°S 143.5386°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7,682.4 km2 (2,966.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 46 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00599/km2 (0.01551/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4892 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 19.1 °C (66.4 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,036.4 mm (40.80 in) | ||||||||||||
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Palmer is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Palmer had a population of 46 people.
The former towns (now neighbourhoods) of Byerstown, Lukinville, Maytown, Palmerville and Stonyville (or Stony Creek), all dating from the 1870s-1880s gold rushes around the Palmer River, are within the locality.