Bedourie, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bedourie, in the Diamantina Shire local government area.
| Locality | Bedourie |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Diamantina Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -24.43475 |
| Longitude | 139.36004 |
| Population | 150 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 36192.8 km² |
| Elevation | 90 m |
| Postcode | 4829 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1406 km west |
Bedourie is a locality in the Diamantina Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 150. The locality covers an area of 36192.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 90 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1406 km west of Brisbane. Bedourie is located at 24.4348°S, 139.3600°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4829. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Bedourie rises from a vast, ancient landscape of ochre and rust, a solitary settlement etched into the arid heart of Queensland. It lies 562.2 km east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 99°T), and is situated 112.4 km north-east of Birdsville. The earth here is a study in muted tones: pale, sun-bleached grasses cling to cracked, clay pans, interrupted by the skeletal silhouettes of mulga and gidyea trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards an impossibly blue sky. The air, especially as the day begins to cool, carries a fine, dry dust that settles on everything, a constant reminder of the immensity of the country. Even the silence here feels profound, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of a passing vehicle, a sound that travels for kilometres across the flat, unbroken plains.
This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of the land and the people who have learned to live with its capricious nature. Bedourie’s history is inextricably linked to the pastoral industry, its very existence a testament to the hardy sheep and cattle farmers who carved out livelihoods from this unforgiving terrain. The Diamantina River, though often a mere ghost of its potential, has been a lifeline, its ephemeral flows dictating the fortunes of the region. Today, the economy still leans heavily on grazing, but a growing tourism sector, drawn by the stark beauty of the Diamantina National Park and the promise of genuine outback adventure, is slowly diversifying Bedourie's character. It’s a place where the past feels close, where stories of droughts and floods, of isolation and resilience, are whispered on the wind, and where the true wealth lies in the sheer, unyielding persistence of life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Bedourie, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Bedourie, in the Diamantina Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Bedourie includes the postcode (4829), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Diamantina Shire), 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 Bedourie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 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. |