Quilpie (Quilpie)
Quilpie is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the, Quilpie had a population of 595 people.
The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. The town of Toompine is also within the locality.
The economy of the area is based on the grazing and mining industries. The area has one of the largest deposits of boulder opal in the world, and also has extensive deposits of gas and oil.
Quilpie is in Channel Country on the banks of the Bulloo River. It is on the Diamantina Developmental Road, 208 km west of Charleville, and 980 km west of the state capital, Brisbane. Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire.
The town of Toompine (-27.2225°N, 144.3611°W) is within the locality of Quilpie
Other townships in the shire include Adavale and Eromanga.
Quilpie has quite a few trees but sometimes drought takes over and the landscape can become dry and desolate.
The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. The town of Toompine is also within the locality.
The economy of the area is based on the grazing and mining industries. The area has one of the largest deposits of boulder opal in the world, and also has extensive deposits of gas and oil.
Quilpie is in Channel Country on the banks of the Bulloo River. It is on the Diamantina Developmental Road, 208 km west of Charleville, and 980 km west of the state capital, Brisbane. Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire.
The town of Toompine (-27.2225°N, 144.3611°W) is within the locality of Quilpie
Other townships in the shire include Adavale and Eromanga.
Quilpie has quite a few trees but sometimes drought takes over and the landscape can become dry and desolate.
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