Birdsville
| Birdsville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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The Birdsville Hotel, adjacent to the apron of Birdsville Airport | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°53′55″S 139°21′05″E / 25.8986°S 139.3513°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 110 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00334/km2 (0.0086/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4482 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 46.5 m (153 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 32,956.2 km2 (12,724.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Diamantina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the Queensland border with both the Northern Territory and South Australia. The town is situated 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the South Australian border. In the 2021 census, the locality of Birdsville had a population of 110 people.
It is a popular tourist destination with many people using it as a starting point across the Simpson Desert.
Betoota is a ghost town to the east of the town of Birdsville within the bounds of the locality.(25°41′40″S 140°44′39″E / 25.6944°S 140.7441°E).