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| Locality | Barkly |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mount Isa City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.66265 |
| Longitude | 138.50742 |
| Area | 11805.9 km² |
| Postcode | 4825 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1655 km west-northwest |
Barkly is a locality in the Mount Isa City local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 11805.9 km². It lies approximately 1655 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Barkly is located at 20.6626°S, 138.5074°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4825. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Barkly broods under a sky that stretches, an endless canvas of cerulean, deepening to an indigo bruise as the day surrenders to dusk. It lies 583.8 km north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 78.5 km east-north-east of Alpurrurulam. The land here is a palette of ochre and rust, the earth cracked and thirsty, giving way to sparse, tenacious vegetation that clings to the arid plains. Low-slung hills, ancient and weathered, punctuate the horizon, their contours softened by the relentless sun. The air itself feels dry and vast, carrying the faint, dusty scent of eucalyptus and the distant hum of the land’s quiet insistence. Even the shadows seem to possess a certain weight, stretching long and thin across the parched ground, marking the passage of a sun that rules this domain with an unwavering gaze.
This is a place etched by the stark realities of the outback, where the discovery of mineral wealth in days gone by irrevocably shaped its destiny. The echoes of mining operations, a legacy of hard labour and hope, still resonate, though the immediate focus has shifted towards the enduring, if often challenging, pursuit of grazing. Cattle stations, vast expanses where the land yields its bounty slowly, define the economic pulse of the region, their weathered homesteads a testament to generations of resilience. Barkly, though small, holds a quiet dignity, a place where life moves at the pace of the seasons and the enduring spirit of those who call this formidable landscape home.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Barkly, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Barkly, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
Detailed location data for Barkly includes the postcode (4825), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mount Isa City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Barkly is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |