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'''Bedourie''' is a small town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Diamantina]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite QPN|2032|Bedourie|town|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|41498|Bedourie|locality|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> In the [[census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Bedourie (including Birdsville) had a population of 283 people.<ref name="ABS2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30126 |name=Bedourie (SSC)|accessdate=10 September 2016|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Bedourie''' is a town and a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Diamantina]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|2032|Bedourie|town in Shire of Diamantina|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|41498|Bedourie|locality in Shire of Diamantina|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> It is on the [[Queensland borders|border with the Northern Territory]].<ref name="globe"/> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 150 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[File:Georgina River flooding near Bedourie, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|Georgina River flooding covering the bridge, 2016]]
Bedourier is located in the [[Channel Country]] of [[Central West Queensland]], [[Australia]], lying on [[Eyre Creek (South Australia)|Eyre Creek]]. It is located {{convert|1600|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]], and {{convert|200|km|mi}} north of [[Birdsville, Queensland|Birdsville]].
Bedourie is located in the [[Channel Country]] of [[Central West Queensland]], [[Australia]], lying on Eyre Creek. It is located {{convert|1600|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]], and {{convert|200|km|mi}} north of [[Birdsville, Queensland|Birdsville]].


Bedourie is the administrative centre of the [[Diamantina Shire Council|Diamantina Shire]], which also comprises the towns of Birdsville and [[Betoota]].<ref name="dsc">{{cite web |url=http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/attractions/bedourie.shtml |title=Bedourie |accessdate=2009-09-16 |publisher=Diamantina Shire Council | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091013114521/http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/attractions/bedourie.shtml| archivedate= 13 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Bedourie is the administrative centre of the [[Diamantina Shire Council|Diamantina Shire]], which also comprises the towns of Birdsville and [[Betoota]].<ref name="dsc">{{cite web|url=http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/attractions/bedourie.shtml |title=Bedourie |accessdate=2009-09-16 |publisher=Diamantina Shire Council |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013114521/http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/attractions/bedourie.shtml |archivedate=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>


When the [[Georgina River]] experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.<ref name="abc" />
When the [[Georgina River]] experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.<ref name="abc" />


Bedourie has the following mountains:
==History==
Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 ([[receiving offices]] known as ''Bidouri'', ''Bedouri'' and ''Bedourie'' had been open since 1887).<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}</ref>


{{flowlist}}
The Dianmantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.
* Black Hill ({{coord|-24.5994|139.2609|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Black Hill}}) {{convert|94|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|2860|Black Hill|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Cuttiguree ({{coord|-24.5194|140.3711|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Cuttiguree}}) {{convert|160|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|9130|Mount Cuttiguree|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Prout ({{coord|-23.9607|139.6371|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Prout}}) {{convert|135|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" />
* Mount Tarley ({{coord|-23.9748|139.2275|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Tarley}}) {{convert|183|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|33368|Mount Tarley|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Woneeala ({{coord|-24.2661|140.1175|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Woneeala}}) {{convert|132|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|37908|Mount Woneeala|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Pampra Hill ({{coord|-24.7665|139.3547|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Pampra Hill}}) {{convert|97|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|25948|Pampra Hill|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* The Brothers ({{coord|-24.2764|139.2386|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=The Brothers}}) {{convert|147|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|33882|The Brothers|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* The Sisters ({{coord|-23.6800|139.2043|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=The Sisters}}) {{convert|208|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|34112|The Sisters|mountain in Diamantina Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
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== History ==
At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC35211|name=Bedourie (Diamantina Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-01-03|quick=on}}</ref> Twenty years earlier the town had 60 residents.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/19/2520410.htm|title=A Morning in Bedourie|date=19 March 2009|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|author=Julia Harris|accessdate=2009-09-16|work=[[ABC Western Queensland]]}}</ref>
The area around Bedourie is on [[Karanja people|Karanja]] land.

In 1881, a [[Native Police]] camp known as the Eyre's Creek barracks was established on the site by Sub-Inspector Robert Barrington Sharpe. Operations were conducted from the barracks until it was decommissioned in 1889. Sharpe shot himself in the head in 1886 and was replaced by Sub-Inspector Robert Kyle Little who shot numerous Indigenous people on at least one punitive expedition. Little later died from heat exhaustion just before the barracks closed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Richards |first1=Jonathan |title=The Secret War |date=2008 |publisher=UQP |location=St Lucia |isbn=9780702236396}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Farwell |first1=George |title=Land of Mirage: The Story of Men, Cattle and Camels on the Birdsville Track |date=1971 |publisher=Rigby |isbn=9780851791340}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66317123 |title=QUEENSLAND TELEGRAMS. |newspaper=[[The Capricornian]] |volume=12 |issue=7 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=13 February 1886 |accessdate=12 June 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

In February 1887, {{Convert|2|sqmi}} were reserved as the site for a town.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 February 1886 |title=OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS |volume=XLI |page=3 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=8,768 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4487566 |accessdate=21 August 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The Royal Hotel was constructed and opened in 1886 by Hylock & Co. with a thatched roof (later replaced with [[corrugated iron]]) and the locality was renamed Bedourie.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/documents/41004266/41602319/Diamantina%20Draft_V8.pdf|title=The Diamantina Visitors' Guide|publisher=[[Diamantina Shire Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213195642/http://www.diamantina.qld.gov.au/documents/41004266/41602319/Diamantina%20Draft_V8.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19805488 |title=Stock Movements and State of the Country. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |volume=XXIX |issue=557 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=29 May 1886 |accessdate=12 June 2023 |page=873 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 ([[receiving offices]] known as ''Bidouri'', ''Bedouri'' and ''Bedourie'' had been open since 1887).<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web|url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Bedourie*|title=Post Office List|last=Phoenix Auctions History|publisher=Phoenix Auctions|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612104920/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2ABedourie%2A|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Diamantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from [[Birdsville]] to Bedourie in 1953.

Bedourie State School opened on 16 May 1960.<ref>{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref> The current school building opened in 1967.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Our school |url=https://bedouriess.eq.edu.au/our-school |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Bedourie State School |language=en}}</ref>

The Bedourie Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|1986}}, the town of Bedourie had a population of 60 people.<ref name="abc">{{cite web |author=Julia Harris |date=19 March 2009 |title=A Morning in Bedourie |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/19/2520410.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041339/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/19/2520410.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012 |accessdate=2009-09-16 |work=[[ABC Western Queensland]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142 people.<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC35211|name=Bedourie (Diamantina Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-01-03|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 122 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30197|name=Bedourie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 150 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30195|name=Bedourie (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>


== Heritage listings ==
== Heritage listings ==
[[File:Bedourie Pisé House, with Royal Hotel in background, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|Bedourie Pisé House, with Royal Hotel in background, 2016]]
Birdsville has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Bedourie, including:
* [[Glengyle Station]]: [[Kidman's Tree of Knowledge]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15237|Kidman's Tree of Knowledge|600462|accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref>


* [[Kidman's Tree of Knowledge]] at [[Glengyle Station]] ({{coord|-24.785|139.5925|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Kidman's Tree of Knowledge}})<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|15237|Kidman's Tree of Knowledge|600462|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
==Amentities==
* [[Bedourie Pisé House]], 5 Herbert Street ({{coord|-24.3618|139.4703|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bedourie Pise House}})<ref>{{cite QHR||Bedourie Pisé House and Aboriginal Tracker's Hut|650098|access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>
Bedourie has an aquatic centre, library, museum, outback golf course, visitor information centre and a hotel built from [[adobe brick]]s in the 1880s and a racetrack.<ref name="dsc" />
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==See also==
== Education ==
[[File:Bedourie State School, 2022.png|thumb|Bedourie State School, 2022]]
Bedourie State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 3 Timor Street ({{coord|-24.3603|139.4713|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bedourie State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList20182">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Bedourie State School |url=https://bedouriess.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Bedourie State School |language=en}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archivedate=22 November 2018 |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2017 |url=https://bedouriess.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2017.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213202654/https://bedouriess.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2017.pdf |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=14 December 2018 |website=Bedourie State School}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 7 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]]}}</ref>

There are no secondary schools in Bedourie or nearby.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> The options are [[Distance education in Queensland|distance education]] and boarding school.<ref name=":1" />

== Amenities ==
[[File:Royal Hotel, Bedourie, 2016.jpg|thumb|Royal Hotel, 2016]]
Bedourie has an aquatic centre, museum, outback golf course, visitor information centre, and a racetrack.<ref name="dsc" />

The Royal Hotel was built from [[adobe brick]]s in the 1880s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/hotels/bedourie-royal-hotel/a/lod/9c39c8a1-3a89-4fb7-b93c-532e40479f81/362249|title=Bedourie Royal Hotel|website=[[Lonely Planet]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213195428/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/hotels/bedourie-royal-hotel/a/lod/9c39c8a1-3a89-4fb7-b93c-532e40479f81/362249|archive-date=13 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>

The [[Shire of Diamantina|Diamantina Shire Council]] operates the Bedourie Library on 13 Herbert Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/diamantina/bedourie_library|title=Bedourie Library|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140906/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/diamantina/bedourie_library|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Simpson Desert Oasis Roadhouse, 2016.jpg|thumb|Simpson Desert Oasis Roadhouse, 2016]]
The Simpson Desert Roadhouse provides petrol and automotive services, accommodation, general supplies, accommodation, restaurant and bar.<ref name=":0" />

== Attractions ==
The Bedourie Camel Races are held annually in July. The event is coordinated by the Bedourie Golf and Leisure Club and is a major tourist event for the region. As well as camel racing, the event hosts pig races, live music and entertainment and a camp oven cook off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/news/bedourie-camel-races-explodes-with-bumper-crowd/|title=Bedourie Camel Races explodes with bumper crowd|last=Dudley|first=Nikki|date=27 July 2016|website=Outback Queensland|accessdate=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325045028/http://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/news/bedourie-camel-races-explodes-with-bumper-crowd/|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.queensland.com/en-in/event/bedourie-camel-and-pig-races-and-camp-oven-cook-off|title=Bedourie Camel and Pig Races and Camp oven Cook-off|website=Queensland|accessdate=3 February 2017|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203235813/https://www.queensland.com/en-in/event/bedourie-camel-and-pig-races-and-camp-oven-cook-off|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Total solar eclipses ==
Bedourie will have the rare experience of being located within the path of totality of two [[total solar eclipse]]s, only nine years apart. The first will occur on [[Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028|22 July 2028]] and the second on [[Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037|13 July 2037]].

== Climate ==
Bedourie experiences a [[desert climate#Hot desert climates|hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] BWh), with very hot summers and very mild winters, albeit with cool nights. Due to its inland location, there is strong seasonal temperature variation, with average maxima vary from {{convert|22.7|C}} in June and July to {{convert|39.5|C}} in January. Average annual rainfall is very low: {{convert|203.1|mm|in|abbr=on}}, occurring within 16.3 rainfall days, primarily in the summer. Precipitation is highly erratic, evidenced by the {{convert|319.1|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain falling on 6 March 2011. The town is very sunny, averaging 186.4 clear days and only 48.6 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|0.9|C}} on 8 July 2014 to {{convert|47.6|C}} on 24 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=38000 |title = Bedourie Climate (1932-2024) |publisher = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = July 20, 2024}}</ref>

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|Feb record high C = 45.4
|Mar record high C = 44.9
|Apr record high C = 40.9
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 33.5
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 42.0
|Oct record high C = 44.0
|Nov record high C = 46.7
|Dec record high C = 47.6
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|Feb high C = 38.3
|Mar high C = 35.8
|Apr high C = 31.9
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|Jun high C = 22.7
|Jul high C = 22.7
|Aug high C = 25.7
|Sep high C = 30.1
|Oct high C = 34.2
|Nov high C = 36.6
|Dec high C = 38.8
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|Feb low C = 24.2
|Mar low C = 21.8
|Apr low C = 17.3
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|Aug low C = 9.2
|Sep low C = 13.4
|Oct low C = 17.5
|Nov low C = 20.9
|Dec low C = 23.7
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|Feb record low C = 15.4
|Mar record low C = 11.7
|Apr record low C = 6.8
|May record low C = 3.7
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|Jul record low C = 0.9
|Aug record low C = 1.8
|Sep record low C = 5.4
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 32.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 34.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 29.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 9.9
|May precipitation mm = 11.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 9.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 10.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 7.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 9.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 19.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 16.8
|year precipitation mm = 203.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.2
|Feb precipitation days = 2.1
|Mar precipitation days = 1.6
|Apr precipitation days = 0.9
|May precipitation days = 1.1
|Jun precipitation days = 1.0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.9
|Aug precipitation days = 0.7
|Sep precipitation days = 0.9
|Oct precipitation days = 1.5
|Nov precipitation days = 1.7
|Dec precipitation days = 1.7
|Jan afthumidity = 27
|Feb afthumidity = 31
|Mar afthumidity = 30
|Apr afthumidity = 30
|May afthumidity = 31
|Jun afthumidity = 34
|Jul afthumidity = 32
|Aug afthumidity = 26
|Sep afthumidity = 23
|Oct afthumidity = 19
|Nov afthumidity = 23
|Dec afthumidity = 24
|Jan dew point C = 12.6
|Feb dew point C = 14.6
|Mar dew point C = 12.7
|Apr dew point C = 9.8
|May dew point C = 6.1
|Jun dew point C = 4.1
|Jul dew point C = 3.8
|Aug dew point C = 2.2
|Sep dew point C = 3.9
|Oct dew point C = 4.0
|Nov dew point C = 7.4
|Dec dew point C = 10.3
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1998-2024 normals and extremes, rainfall to 1932)<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_038000_All.shtml
|title = Bedourie Climate Statistics (1932-2024)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = July 20, 2024}}
</ref>
}}

== See also ==
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* [[Bedourie Airport]]
* [[Bedourie Airport]]
* [[Bedourie oven]]
* [[Bedourie oven]]


==References==
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== External links ==
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Bedourie
Queensland
Bedourie Community Centre, 2016
Bedourie is located in Queensland
Bedourie
Bedourie
Coordinates24°21′34″S 139°28′09″E / 24.3594°S 139.4691°E / -24.3594; 139.4691 (Bedourie (town centre))
Population150 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.00415/km2 (0.0107/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4829
Elevation90 m (295 ft)
Area36,186.5 km2 (13,971.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Diamantina
CountyEurinye County, Queensland
ParishBedourie
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
32.0 °C
90 °F		 16.7 °C
62 °F		 201.3 mm
7.9 in
Localities around Bedourie:
Northern Territory Sturt
Amaroo		 Wills
Northern Territory Bedourie Diamantina Lakes
Northern Territory Birdsville Farrars Creek

Bedourie is a town and a locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border with the Northern Territory.[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 150 people.[1]

Geography

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Georgina River flooding covering the bridge, 2016

Bedourie 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.[5]

When the Georgina River experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.[6]

Bedourie has the following mountains:

History

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The area around Bedourie is on Karanja land.

In 1881, a Native Police camp known as the Eyre's Creek barracks was established on the site by Sub-Inspector Robert Barrington Sharpe. Operations were conducted from the barracks until it was decommissioned in 1889. Sharpe shot himself in the head in 1886 and was replaced by Sub-Inspector Robert Kyle Little who shot numerous Indigenous people on at least one punitive expedition. Little later died from heat exhaustion just before the barracks closed.[15][16][17]

In February 1887, 2 square miles (5.2 km2) were reserved as the site for a town.[18]

The Royal Hotel was constructed and opened in 1886 by Hylock & Co. with a thatched roof (later replaced with corrugated iron) and the locality was renamed Bedourie.[19][20]

Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 (receiving offices known as Bidouri, Bedouri and Bedourie had been open since 1887).[21]

The Diamantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.

Bedourie State School opened on 16 May 1960.[22] The current school building opened in 1967.[23]

The Bedourie Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2009.[24]

Demographics

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In the 1986 census, the town of Bedourie had a population of 60 people.[6]

In the 2006 census, the locality of Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142 people.[25]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 122 people.[26]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bedourie had a population of 150 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Bedourie Pisé House, with Royal Hotel in background, 2016

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Bedourie, including:

Education

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Bedourie State School, 2022

Bedourie State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 3 Timor Street (24°21′37″S 139°28′17″E / 24.3603°S 139.4713°E / -24.3603; 139.4713 (Bedourie State School)).[29][30] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[31][32] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 7 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[33]

There are no secondary schools in Bedourie or nearby.[4] The options are distance education and boarding school.[23]

Amenities

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Royal Hotel, 2016

Bedourie has an aquatic centre, museum, outback golf course, visitor information centre, and a racetrack.[5]

The Royal Hotel was built from adobe bricks in the 1880s.[34]

The Diamantina Shire Council operates the Bedourie Library on 13 Herbert Street.[35]

Simpson Desert Oasis Roadhouse, 2016

The Simpson Desert Roadhouse provides petrol and automotive services, accommodation, general supplies, accommodation, restaurant and bar.[19]

Attractions

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The Bedourie Camel Races are held annually in July. The event is coordinated by the Bedourie Golf and Leisure Club and is a major tourist event for the region. As well as camel racing, the event hosts pig races, live music and entertainment and a camp oven cook off.[36][37]

Total solar eclipses

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Bedourie will have the rare experience of being located within the path of totality of two total solar eclipses, only nine years apart. The first will occur on 22 July 2028 and the second on 13 July 2037.

Climate

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Bedourie experiences a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), with very hot summers and very mild winters, albeit with cool nights. Due to its inland location, there is strong seasonal temperature variation, with average maxima vary from 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) in June and July to 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) in January. Average annual rainfall is very low: 203.1 mm (8.00 in), occurring within 16.3 rainfall days, primarily in the summer. Precipitation is highly erratic, evidenced by the 319.1 mm (12.56 in) of rain falling on 6 March 2011. The town is very sunny, averaging 186.4 clear days and only 48.6 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 0.9 °C (33.6 °F) on 8 July 2014 to 47.6 °C (117.7 °F) on 24 December 2019.[38]

Climate data for Bedourie (24º21'36"S, 139º28'12"E, 91 m AMSL) (1998-2024 normals and extremes, rainfall to 1932)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 47.3
(117.1) 		45.4
(113.7) 		44.9
(112.8) 		40.9
(105.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		38.5
(101.3) 		42.0
(107.6) 		44.0
(111.2) 		46.7
(116.1) 		47.6
(117.7) 		47.6
(117.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 39.5
(103.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		35.8
(96.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		30.1
(86.2) 		34.2
(93.6) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.8
(101.8) 		31.9
(89.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		16.8
(62.2)
Record low °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		3.7
(38.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		0.9
(33.6) 		1.8
(35.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		7.0
(44.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		0.9
(33.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32.5
(1.28) 		34.1
(1.34) 		29.4
(1.16) 		9.9
(0.39) 		11.1
(0.44) 		9.5
(0.37) 		10.4
(0.41) 		7.4
(0.29) 		9.5
(0.37) 		13.6
(0.54) 		19.1
(0.75) 		16.8
(0.66) 		203.1
(8.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.7 1.7 16.3
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 27 31 30 30 31 34 32 26 23 19 23 24 28
Average dew point °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.3
(50.5) 		7.6
(45.7)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1998-2024 normals and extremes, rainfall to 1932)[39]

See also

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References

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