Kuridala, 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 Kuridala, in the Cloncurry Shire local government area.
| Locality | Kuridala |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cloncurry Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -21.10514 |
| Longitude | 140.39343 |
| Population | 10 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 5858.4 km² |
| Elevation | 348 m |
| Postcode | 4824 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1462 km west-northwest |
Kuridala is a locality in the Cloncurry Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 10. The locality covers an area of 5858.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 348 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1462 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Kuridala is located at 21.1051°S, 140.3934°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4824. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Kuridala exists as a whisper on the Queensland plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch into eternity and the earth breathes a dry, ancient warmth. It lies 689.5 km west-south-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 252°T), and is situated 68.3 km south-south-west of Cloncurry. The landscape here is one of raw, unvarnished beauty, a canvas painted in ochre and faded green under a sun that often feels like a benevolent forge. Vast, undulating grasslands, dotted with hardy spinifex and the occasional stubborn mulga, roll towards horizons that blur and shimmer in the heat. The air, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a subtle, mineral tang, a scent that speaks of sun-baked earth and the deep, slow pulse of the land. The very silence here is a presence, broken only by the dry rustle of wind through sparse vegetation or the distant, melancholic cry of a bird.
This land has long been shaped by the rhythms of the Cloncurry River, a vital artery that, though often a trickle, has nurtured life and settlement for millennia. Kuridala itself carries the echoes of a more robust past, a time when the promise of copper drew prospectors and the land yielded its mineral treasures. The remnants of this era, the skeletal remains of old mine workings and the weathered structures that once housed a bustling community, are now slowly being reclaimed by the patient embrace of the outback. Today, the economy of Kuridala is largely tied to the enduring traditions of cattle grazing, with vast properties stretching across the region, their fences tracing the contours of the land like ancient scars. Travellers passing through often remark on the profound sense of space and the stark, enduring character of this corner of Queensland, a place that demands a quiet reverence for its resilience.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Kuridala, 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 Kuridala, in the Cloncurry Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Kuridala includes the postcode (4824), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cloncurry 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 Kuridala 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. |