Bedourie, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BedourieQueensland |
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![]() Bedourie Community Centre, 2016
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Population | 122 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.003371/km2 (0.00873/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4829 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 90 m (295 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 36,186.5 km2 (13,971.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Diamantina | ||||||||||||||
County | Eurinye County, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Bedourie | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Bedourie is a town and a locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bedourie had a population of 122 people.
Geography
Bedourier is located in the Channel Country of Central West Queensland, Australia, lying on Eyre Creek. It is located 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Birdsville.
Bedourie is the administrative centre of the Diamantina Shire, which also comprises the towns of Birdsville and Betoota.
When the Georgina River experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.
History
Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 (receiving offices known as Bidouri, Bedouri and Bedourie had been open since 1887).
The Dianmantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.
At the 2006 census, Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142. Twenty years earlier the town had 60 residents.
Heritage listings
Birdsville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Glengyle Station: Kidman's Tree of Knowledge
Amenities
Bedourie has an aquatic centre, library, museum, outback golf course, visitor information centre and a hotel built from adobe bricks in the 1880s and a racetrack.
Education
Bedourie State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Timor Street (24°21′37″S 139°28′17″E / 24.3603°S 139.4713°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).
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