The Shire of Quilpie is a Local Government Area in far south west Queensland

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

Australia

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. It covers an area of 67633.5 square kilometres (26,113.4 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie

Quilpie, Queensland

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The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from parts of the Shires of Barcoo, Bulloo, Murweh and Paroo and the abolished Shire of Adavale.

The dominant industry is grazing. Opal

Opal

Opal is an amorphous form of silica related to quartz, a mineraloid form, not a mineral. 3% to 21% of the total weight is water, but the content is usually between 6% to 10%. It is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most...

 fields are also worked within the shire.

Towns and localities

• Quilpie
  Quilpie, Queensland
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• Adavale
  Adavale
  Adavale is a town in south-western Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Quilpie local government area, west of the state capital, Brisbane...
  
  
• Cheepie
• Eromanga
• Toompine

Population

Year	Population
1933	1,965
1947	1,931
1954	2,387
1961	2,534
1966	2,051
1971	1,685
1976	1,440
1981	1,430
1986	1,490
1991	1,406
1996	1,402
2001	1,175
2006	986