Bedourie

Bedourie is a town and a locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia.

Bedourie is a town and a locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bedourie had a population of 122 people.

The area around Bedourie is on Karanja land.

In 1886 the Diamantina local government division was established. The Royal Hotel opened in 1886 with a thatched roof (later replaced with corrugated iron).Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 (receiving offices known as Bidouri, Bedouri and Bedourie had been open since 1887).The Diamantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.

Bedourie State School opened on 16 May 1960.At the 2006 census, Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142. Twenty years earlier the town had 60 residents.The Bedourie Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2009.

The Bedourie Camel Races are held annually in July. The event is coordinated by the Bedourie Golf and Leisure Club and is a major tourist event for the region. As well as camel racing, the event hosts pig races, live music and entertainment and a camp oven cook off.