Demographics

Quilpie is approximately 17846.69 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Quilpie was 595. The population is 51% male and 49% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Quilpie are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $1000 to $1249 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $100 to $149.

Description

Quilpie is a town and a locality situated in the Channel Country of South West Queensland, Australia.The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. In the 2011 census, Quilpie had a population of 574 people. The economy of the Quilpie area is based on the grazing and mining industries. The area has one of the largest deposits of boulder opal in the world, and also has extensive deposits of gas and oil.