Shire of Diamantina
Shire of Diamantina | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bedourie | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Robert Martin Dare | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 94,731 km2 (36,576 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 266 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.002808/km2 (0.007273/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Diamantina | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Diamantina is a local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory. Its administrative centre is in the town of Bedourie.
Like most places in Queensland with the "Diamantina" name, it was named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née Roma), the wife of the first governor of Queensland, Sir George Bowen.
It covers an area of 94,731 square kilometres (36,575.8 sq mi), and is the second largest LGA in the state. The shire was established in 1879. The town of Birdsville is home to the Birdsville Races, a horse race meeting to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Diamantina had a population of 266 people.