| Type: | suburb |
| Palmerston | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -17.6097°N 145.7494°W |
| Pop: | 0 |
| Postcode: | 4860 |
| Area: | 94.8 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 55.0 |
| Dir1: | SsE |
| Location1: | Atherton |
| Dist2: | 74.1 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Innisfail |
| Dist3: | 110 |
| Dir3: | SSW |
| Location3: | Cairns |
| Dist4: | 1792 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Tablelands Region |
| Lga2: | Cassowary Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Hill |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Wooroonooran |
| Near-Ne: | Wooroonooran |
| Near-E: | East Palmerston |
| Near-Se: | Mamu |
| Near-S: | Gulngai |
| Near-Sw: | Koombooloomba |
| Near-W: | Maalan |
| Near-Nw: | Middlebrook |
Palmerston is a rural locality split between the Tablelands Region and the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Palmerston had "no people or a very low population".
Mount Father Clancy is in the north-west of the locality (-17.5878°N 145.6343°W) rising to above sea level.[3] [4]
The locality is entirely within the Wooroonooran National Park, part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area .[5]
The South Johnstone River rises in the west of the locality, flows south-west, where it forms part of the southern boundary of the locality and then exits to the south-east (Gulngai).
The locality is believed to be named after explorer Christie Palmerston.
In the, Palmerston had "no people or a very low population".
In the, Palmerston had "no people or a very low population".
The Palmerston section of the national park is known for its dense rainforest with over 500 species of trees with opportunities to see many animals including brightly-coloured butterflies. The park offers a number of facilities for visitors including camping grounds, tracks for walking and cycling, swimming holes, and picnic areas.[6]