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Paluma flood risk

Of Paluma’s 295 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

100%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
295
Mapped properties

Zoning in Paluma

Paluma is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential76.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low Density Residential

Rural12.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RUR - Rural

Environmental7.1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: CON - Conservation

School catchments in Paluma

PrimaryMount Fox SS · Mutarnee SS
JuniorNorthern Beaches SHS
SeniorNorthern Beaches SHS

Paluma can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Paluma

At the 2021 Census, 13.8% of Paluma’s 87 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.1%
Australian35.6%
Scottish19.5%
Irish13.8%
German11.5%
Dutch6.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Paluma address:

Nearby suburbs

Bambaroo · 100% floodCoolbie · 100% floodYuruga · 100% floodMutarnee · 100% floodHelens Hill · 100% floodRollingstone · 100% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.