Barkly, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°37′30″S 138°30′13″E / 20.625°S 138.5036°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 11,806.0 km2 (4,558.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 25 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00212/km2 (0.00548/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4825 | ||||||||||||
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Barkly is an outback locality in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2] The locality is on the Queensland border with Northern Territory. In the 2021 census, Barkly had a population of 25 people.[1]
Barkly is a vast area of 11,806 square kilometres (4,558 sq mi). This enables it to have a variety of terrains.[3]
Much of the locality is located within the Barkly Tableland, which in this region has an (20°00′00″S 138°30′00″E / 20.0000°S 138.5°E) n elevation of around 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
Barkly has the following mountain ranges in the north-east of the locality:[3]
- Ogilvie Range (20°20′51″S 138°48′47″E / 20.3474°S 138.8130°E)[5]
- Pilpah Range (20°22′03″S 138°37′49″E / 20.3674°S 138.6302°E)[5]
- Saint Smith Range (20°32′01″S 138°39′36″E / 20.5336°S 138.6601°E)[5]
with Mount Michael (20°48′05″S 138°04′12″E / 20.8015°S 138.0701°E) in the west near the Northern Territory border.[3][6][7]
The locality is within the Lake Eyre drainage basin.[3]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The Barkly Highway passes through the north-east corner of the locality entering from Gunpowder and exiting to Camooweal. The Camooweal Urandangi Road enters the locality from Camooweal and exits to the south to Piturie.[3]
History
The Barkly Tableland was named by explorer William Landsborough on 6 December 1861 during his search for Burke and Wills. It was named after the Governor of Victoria Sir Henry Barkly.[4]
The locality was officially and bounded on 23 February 2001.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Barkly had a population of 28 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Barkly had a population of 25 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[9]
- Arcadia (20°52′39″S 138°03′35″E / 20.8776°S 138.0598°E)
- Barkly Downs (20°27′59″S 138°27′56″E / 20.4664°S 138.4655°E)
- Bullecourt (20°56′16″S 138°20′47″E / 20.9377°S 138.3464°E)
- Wooroona (20°28′31″S 138°09′34″E / 20.4754°S 138.1594°E)
