Birdsville

Birdsville
Queensland
The Birdsville Hotel, adjacent to the apron of Birdsville Airport
Birdsville is located in Queensland
Birdsville
Birdsville
Coordinates25°53′55″S 139°21′05″E / 25.8986°S 139.3513°E / -25.8986; 139.3513 (Birdsville (town centre))
Population110 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.00334/km2 (0.0086/sq mi)
Established1887
Postcode(s)4482
Elevation46.5 m (153 ft)
Area32,956.2 km2 (12,724.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Diamantina
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
30.6 °C
87 °F
15.9 °C
61 °F
168.9 mm
6.6 in
Localities around Birdsville:
Northern Territory Bedourie Farrars Creek
Northern Territory Birdsville Tanbar
South Australia South Australia Tanbar

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 / -25.6944; 140.7441 (Betoota)).[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Birdsville – town in Shire of Diamantina (entry 47588)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Birdsville – locality in Shire of Diamantina (entry 41499)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference globe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Betoota – population centre in Shire of Diamantina (entry 2417)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.