Adavale
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Adavale is a town in south-western Queensland
, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Quilpie local government area, 931 kilometres (578.5 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane
. At the 2006 census
, Adavale and the surrounding area had a population of 141, with the town itself having an estimated population of around 15.
First established in 1880, the town is believed to have been named for the wife of the Queensland Surveyor-General, William Alcock Tully. The town was once a thriving centre but the diversion of the proposed railway line to the south—through what would later become the town of Quilpie—saw the community dwindle away.
The town is only accessible along a gravel road
from Quilpie in the south and Blackall
in the north.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Quilpie local government area, 931 kilometres (578.5 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Adavale and the surrounding area had a population of 141, with the town itself having an estimated population of around 15.
First established in 1880, the town is believed to have been named for the wife of the Queensland Surveyor-General, William Alcock Tully. The town was once a thriving centre but the diversion of the proposed railway line to the south—through what would later become the town of Quilpie—saw the community dwindle away.
The town is only accessible along a gravel road
Gravel road
A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the United States. In New Zealand, they are known as 'metal roads'...
from Quilpie in the south and Blackall
Blackall, Queensland
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in the north.