Paluma, QLD
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 87
- Median age
- 58
- Household income
- $1,350/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 97%
- Renting
- 19%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in QLD
- Nearest emergency dept
- Townsville University Hospital · 76.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Mutarnee SS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Dalrymple
District population (2025)
3,916
+2% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
17
houses 17 · other 0
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.