Port Douglas

This article is about the town in Australia. For the settlement in Canada, see Port Douglas, British Columbia.

Port Douglas
Queensland
Four Mile Beach
Port Douglas is located in Queensland
Port Douglas
Port Douglas
Coordinates16°29′00″S 145°27′55″E / 16.4834°S 145.4652°E / -16.4834; 145.4652
Population3,650 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density202.8/km2 (525.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4877
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Area18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
CountySolander
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.9 °C
82 °F		 20.6 °C
69 °F		 2,032.4 mm
80 in
Localities around Port Douglas:
Killaloe Coral Sea Coral Sea
Killaloe Port Douglas Coral Sea
Craiglie Craiglie Craiglie

Port Douglas is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia,[2][3] approximately 60 km north of Cairns.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Port Douglas had a population of 3,650 people.[1] The town's population can often double, however, with the influx of tourists during the peak tourism season from May to September.

The town is named in honour of a former Premier of Queensland, John Douglas. Port Douglas developed quickly based on the mining industry. Other parts of the area were established with timber cutting in the area surrounding the Daintree River and with settlement starting on lots around the Mossman River by 1880.

Previous names for the town included Terrigal, Island Point, Port Owen and Salisbury. The town is situated adjacent to two World Heritage areas, the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.

Port Douglas was No. 3 on Australian Traveller magazine's list of 100 Best Towns in Australia.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Port Douglas – town in Shire of Douglas (entry 27348)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Port Douglas – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48847)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "100 Best Towns in Australia". "100 Best Towns in Australia | Australian Traveller". Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013