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Quilpie, Queensland
Quilpie (/ˈkwɪlpi/ KWIL-pee) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Quilpie had a population of 530 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, 211 kilometres (131 mi) west of Charleville, 829 kilometres (515 mi) west of Toowoomba and 1,099 kilometres (683 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire.
The town of Quilpie is in the north of the locality, while the smaller town of Toompine (27°13′21″S 144°21′40″E / 27.2225°S 144.3611°E) is in the south of the locality.
Quilpie has quite a few trees but sometimes drought takes over and the landscape can become dry and desolate.[citation needed]
Quilpie is believed to lie on the border of the Bunthamurra and Margany Indigenous Australian tribal areas.
Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch.
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Quilpie, Queensland
Quilpie (/ˈkwɪlpi/ KWIL-pee) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Quilpie had a population of 530 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, 211 kilometres (131 mi) west of Charleville, 829 kilometres (515 mi) west of Toowoomba and 1,099 kilometres (683 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire.
The town of Quilpie is in the north of the locality, while the smaller town of Toompine (27°13′21″S 144°21′40″E / 27.2225°S 144.3611°E) is in the south of the locality.
Quilpie has quite a few trees but sometimes drought takes over and the landscape can become dry and desolate.[citation needed]
Quilpie is believed to lie on the border of the Bunthamurra and Margany Indigenous Australian tribal areas.
Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch.
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