Cloncurry, Queensland
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Sunset at Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Cloncurry | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 20°42′17″S 140°30′19″E / 20.7047°S 140.5053°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8,104.4 km2 (3,129.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,167 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.39078/km2 (1.01210/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4824 | ||||||||||||
| County | Beaconsfield | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 18.9 °C (66.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 509.8 mm (20.07 in) | ||||||||||||
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Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. known by locals as The Curry. Cloncurry is the administrative center of the Shire of Cloncurry.
Cloncurry is known as the Friendly Heart of the Great North West and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017. Cloncurry was recognised for its liveability, winning the Queensland's Friendliest Town award twice by environmental movement Keep Queensland Beautiful, first in 2013 and again in 2018.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 3,167 people.