Port Douglas

Port Douglas Queensland
Four Mile Beach
Port Douglas
Coordinates	16°29′00″S 145°27′55″E / 16.4834°S 145.4652°E / -16.4834; 145.4652
Population	3,650 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	202.8/km2 (525.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4877
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Area	18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21 km (13 mi) SE of Mossman 68 km (42 mi) NNW of Cairns 412 km (256 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,746 km (1,085 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Douglas
County	Solander
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
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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]