Paluma, Queensland

Paluma
Looking towards the Coral Sea from Paluma, 2005
Paluma
Interactive map of Paluma
Coordinates: 19°00′34″S 146°12′34″E / 19.0094°S 146.2094°E / -19.0094; 146.2094 (Paluma (town centre))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGAs
Location
Government
 • State electorates
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
2,296.2 km2 (886.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total87 (2021 census)
 • Density0.03789/km2 (0.0981/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4816
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.