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Also known as Birdsville, Queensland, Birdsville, Queensland, Australia

Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the Queensland border with both the Northern Territory and South Australia. The town is situated north of the South Australian border. It is a popular tourist destination with many people using it as a starting point across the Simpson Desert. In the , the population of the locality of Birdsville was 110 people.

Key facts

Australian place.type
town
Australian place.name
Birdsville
Australian place.state
qld
Australian place.image
Birdsville Hotel.jpg
Australian place.caption
The Birdsville Hotel, adjacent to the apron of Birdsville Airport
Australian place.local_map
yes
Australian place.zoom
6
Australian place.pop
110
Australian place.established
1887
Australian place.postcode
4482
Australian place.area
32956.2
Australian place.timezone
AEST
Australian place.utc
+10:00
Australian place.dist1
162
Australian place.dir1
SSW
Australian place.location1
Bedourie
Australian place.dist2
836
Australian place.dir2
WNW

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Australia
Population
110
Elevation
48
Time zone
UTC+10:00
Image
Birdsville Hotel.jpg
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Commons category
Birdsville, Queensland
postal code
4482
male population
80
female population
67
maximum temperature record
49.5
associated electoral district
Maranoa
inception
1887-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Heritage listings
  • Education
  • Facilities
  • Amenities
  • Events
  • Climate
  • Birdsville disease
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the Queensland border with both the Northern Territory and South Australia. The town is situated north of the South Australian border. It is a popular tourist destination with many people using it as a starting point across the Simpson Desert. In the , the population of the locality of Birdsville was 110 people.

Betoota is a ghost town to the east of the town of Birdsville within the bounds of the locality.().

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Birdsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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