Bedourie, Queensland

Bedourie
Queensland
Bedourie
Population: 142[1]
Postcode: 4829
Location:
LGA: Diamantina Shire Council
State District: Mount Isa
Federal Division: Maranoa

Bedourie is a small town located in the Channel Country of western Queensland, Australia, lying on Eyre Creek. It is located 1600 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 kilometres north of Birdsville. At the 2006 census, Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142.[1] Twenty years earlier the town had 60 residents.[2]

Bedourie is the administrative centre of the Diamantina Shire, which also comprises the towns of Birdsville and Betoota.[3] The Shire Council moved from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.

Bedourie has an aquatic centre, a hotel built from adobe bricks in the 1880s and a racetrack.[3] When the Georgina River experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bedourie (Diamantina Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC35211&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
  2. ^ a b Julia Harris (19 March 2009). "A Morning in Bedourie". ABC Western Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/19/2520410.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
  3. ^ a b "Bedourie". Diamantina Shire Council. http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/attractions/bedourie.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-16.