Cloncurry, Queensland

Cloncurry
Queensland
Cloncurry; Queensland
	Sunset at Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry
	Cloncurry
Coordinates	20°42′17″S 140°30′19″E / 20.7047°S 140.5052°E
Population	3,167 (2021 census)
• Density	0.39078/km2 (1.01210/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4824
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Area	8,104.4 km2 (3,129.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	121 km (75 mi) E of Mount Isa ; 783 km (487 mi) WSW of Townsville ; 1,705 km (1,059 mi) NW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Cloncurry
County	Beaconsfield
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
	Localities around Cloncurry:

Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.^[3]^[4] It is informally known by local people as The Curry.^[5] Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire of Cloncurry.

Cloncurry is known as the Friendly Heart of the Great North West and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]^[9]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 3,167 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Bureau of Meteorology Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 27 January 2008
^ "Cloncurry – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 7469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Cloncurry – locality in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 44671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Cloncurry". Outback Queensland. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ Community Research Report - Cloncurry (QLD) Introduction Archived 25 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine (20 September 2002)
^ Moore, Blythe; Cillekens, Emma (20 February 2014). "Let's get this 2017 party started". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ "The Curry charm wins Friendliest Town award". www.keepqueenslandbeautiful.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ Barry, Derek (7 December 2018). "Cloncurry named Queensland's friendliest town". North Queensland Register. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[Census2021-1] Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] Bureau of Meteorology Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 27 January 2008

[qpnt-3] "Cloncurry – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 7469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[qpnl-4] "Cloncurry – locality in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 44671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[5] "Cloncurry". Outback Queensland. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[dotars-6] Community Research Report - Cloncurry (QLD) Introduction Archived 25 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine (20 September 2002)

[7] Moore, Blythe; Cillekens, Emma (20 February 2014). "Let's get this 2017 party started". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[8] "The Curry charm wins Friendliest Town award". www.keepqueenslandbeautiful.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[9] Barry, Derek (7 December 2018). "Cloncurry named Queensland's friendliest town". North Queensland Register. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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