[1] Paget is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea, to the west by the Bruce Highway, and to the south by Bakers Creek.

The western part of the suburb is principally used for industrial purposes where there is good road and rail access while the eastern oceanside part of the suburb is much less developed.

It has a population of the vulnerable species Eracus neglectus (beach stone-curlew).

It is considered of internationally significant for migrating shorebirds such as the Charadrius mongolus (lesser sand plover), Numenius madagascariensis (eastern curlew), Calidris tenuirostris (great knot) and Haematopus fuliginosus (sooty oystercatcher).

[11] It is the home ground for Mackay's Brothers Rugby League Club.