Barkly, Queensland

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Barkly
Queensland
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Barkly
Coordinates 20°37′29″S138°30′13″E / 20.6248°S 138.5037°E / -20.6248; 138.5037 (Barkly (centre of locality))
Population28 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.00237/km2 (0.00614/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4825
Area11,806.0 km2 (4,558.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Mount Isa
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Barkly:
Northern Territory Camooweal Gunpowder
Northern Territory Barkly Mount Isa (locality)
Northern Territory Piturie Waverley

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 2016 census Barkly had a population of 28 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Barkly is a vast area of 11,806 square kilometres (4,558 sq mi). This enables it to have a variety of terrains. [3]

The Barkly Tableland is a plain in the north of the locality ( 20°00′00″S138°30′00″E / 20.0000°S 138.5°E / -20.0000; 138.5 (Barkly Tableland) ) at an 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]

with Mount Michael ( 20°48′05″S138°04′12″E / 20.8015°S 138.0701°E / -20.8015; 138.0701 (Mount Michael) ) 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]

In the 2016 census Barkly had a population of 28 people. [1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [8]

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including:

Education

There are no schools in Barkly. The nearest primary schools are Camooweal State School in neighbouring Camooweal to the north and Urandangi State School in neighbouring Piturie to the south. However, due to the size of Barkly, attending these schools would only be feasible for children living in the northern and southern parts of Barkly respectively. Most of the Barkly is outside the range of any primary school and distance education or boarding schools would be the only options. The nearest secondary school is Spinifex State College in Mount Isa to the east, but it would be out of range for almost all Barkly families and again distance education or boarding schools would be the only options. [3] Spinifex State College has boarding facilities. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barkly (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Barkly – locality in City of Mount Isa (entry 42311)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Barkly Tableland – plain in City of Mount Isa (entry 1654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mount Michael – mountain in Mount Isa City (entry 21764)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Spinifex State College Mount Isa Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College . Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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