Beaufort, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°27′24″S 146°51′03″E / 23.4566°S 146.8508°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,197.9 km2 (462.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 46 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0384/km2 (0.0995/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4724 | ||||||||||||
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Beaufort is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Beaufort had a population of 46 people.
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Beaufort was incorporated into Alpha.