Paluma, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paluma Queensland
Paluma Location in Queensland
Population	68 (2016 census locality)
• Density	0.02961/km2 (0.0767/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4816
Area	2,296.2 km2 (886.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Townsville City Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger Hinchinbrook
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 2016 census the locality of Paluma had a population of 68 people. It is in the Mount Spec Ranges and is the southernmost point of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics.

Education

Paluma Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 53 Mt Spec Road (19°00′30″S 146°12′27″E / 19.0082°S 146.2074°E / -19.0082; 146.2074 (Paluma Environmental Education Centre)). The school provides students from years 1 to 12 the opportunity to engage with the natural environment with one of the classrooms built underneath the canopy of the forest.