| Birdsville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 The Birdsville Hotel, adjacent to the apron of Birdsville Airport | |||||||||||||||
  Birdsville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°53′55″S 139°21′05″E / 25.8986°S 139.3513°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 110 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00334/km2 (0.0086/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4482 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 46.5 m (153 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 32,956.2 km2 (12,724.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Diamantina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The locality is on the Queensland border with both the Northern Territory and South Australia.[4] The town is situated 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the South Australian border. In the 2021 census, the locality of Birdsville had a population of 110 people.[1]
It is a popular tourist destination with many people using it as a starting point across the Simpson Desert.
Betoota is a ghost town to the east of the town of Birdsville within the bounds of the locality.(25°41′40″S 140°44′39″E / 25.6944°S 140.7441°E).[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Birdsville – town in Shire of Diamantina (entry 47588)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Birdsville – locality in Shire of Diamantina (entry 41499)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
globewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Betoota – population centre in Shire of Diamantina (entry 2417)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.