| Palmer Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Gold mining dredge on the Palmer River | |||||||||||||||
  Palmer | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°58′13″S 143°32′19″E / 15.9702°S 143.5386°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 46 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00599/km2 (0.01551/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,682.4 km2 (2,966.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Palmer is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Palmer had a population of 46 people.[1]
The former towns (now neighbourhoods) of Byerstown, Lukinville, Maytown, Palmerville and Stonyville (or Stony Creek), all dating from the 1870s-1880s gold rushes around the Palmer River, are within the locality.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Palmer – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46137)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland place names search". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2022.