Adavale
town
Stateqld
Coordinates25.9108°S 144.6005°E
Zoom6
Pop72
Established1880
Postcode4474
Area21356.4
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 198.3
Dir 1NNE
Location 1Quilpie
Dist 2187
Dir 2WNW
Location 2Charleville
Dist 3454
Dir 3WNW
Location 3Roma
Dist 4932
Dir 4WNW
Location 4Brisbane
Elevation229
Maxtemp29.1
Mintemp14.4
Rainfall391.8
LgaShire of Quilpie
StategovWarrego
FedgovMaranoa
Near-nIsisford
Near-neBlackall
Near-eLango
Cooladdi
Near-seHumeburn
Near-sQuilpie
Near-swQuilpie
Near-wEromanga
Near-nwJundah

Adavale is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 72 people.[3]

Geography

Adavale is in South West Queensland, 931 kilometres (578 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. It is roughly in the centre of the locality.[4]

Between Adavale and Yaraka is Yapunyah waterhole.

The town is only accessible along a gravel road from Charleville in the east, Quilpie in the south and Blackall in the north.[5]

Adavale has the following mountains:

There are a number of protected areas within the locality:[4]

Climate

Adavale has a subtropical semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh).[10] The settlement experiences very hot, somewhat wetter summers and mild, dry winters.[11] There are 163.3 clear days clear days and only 68.7 cloudy days per annum.[12]

History

The town is named after Ada Constance Stevens (wife of Ernest James Stevens). The Stevens family had the Tintinchilla (later Milo) pastoral run in the area. There is a story that the origin of the name is that Ada lost her hat veil (Ada-veil) where the Milo road crosses Blackwater Creek.[1]

Town and suburban lots in the town of Adavale were sold on 9 February 1881 at Charleville.[13]

Adavale Post Office opened on 1 January 1881 and closed in 1991.[14]

Milo Station Provisional School opened circa 1888 and closed circa 1891. It reopened as Milo Provision School circa 1902 and closed circa 1905.[15]

Adavale Provisional School opened on 8 October 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Adavale State School. It closed on 31 December 1968.[15][16] The school was on Nelson Street (25.9063°S 144.5985°E).[17][4]

From 1889 to 1930, Adavale was the seat of local government, initially called Adavale Division and later the Shire of Adavale. The town was a thriving centre but, in 1917, the Western railway line did not come to the town as expected but passed further to the south where the new town of Quilpie was created along the railway line, and soon became the major town in the region while Adavale diminished. In 1930, it was decided that the seat of local government should move from Adavale to Quilpie and the Shire of Adavale was renamed the Shire of Quilpie.[5]St Eugene Catholic Church was opened on Wednesday 5 May 1954 by Bishop William Brennan.[18] The church was originally located on the corner of Skinner and Shepherd Streets. In 1963, it was badly damaged in a flood.[19] It was demolished and rebuilt at that site in 1964. It was later relocated to McKinlay Street (25.90597°S 144.6009°E). The church has closed and the building has been sold.[20]

Demographics

In the , Adavale and the surrounding area had a population of 141,[21] with the town itself having an estimated population of around 15.[5]

In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 93 people.[22]

In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 72 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Adavale nor nearby; the nearest government schools are in Quilpie. However, given the distance, the alternatives are distance education and boarding schools.[4]

Facilities

Adavale Cemetery is on Patricia Downs Road north of the town (25.8992°S 144.6081°E).[23]

Adavale Police Station is in Shepherd Street (25.9108°S 144.5979°E).[24]

Adavale SES Facility is on the eastern corner of Mckinlay Street and Blackwater Street (25.9067°S 144.6009°E).[24]

Attractions

Emmet Pocket Lookout is in the Idalia National Park and offers panoramic views over the park's northern boundaries to the surrounding plains (24.7218°S 144.6574°E).[25][26][27]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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  5. ^ "Adavale". Queensland's Outback. Tourism Queensland. Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ Beck, Hylke E; McVicar, Tim R; Vergopolan, Noemi et al. (October 23, 2023). "High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections". Nature. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes". Bureau of Meteorology. DCCEEW. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  12. ^ "Adavale Climate". Weatherzone. DTN. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander. Vol. XIX, no. 282. 8 January 1881. p. 61. Archived 29 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 January 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived 6 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  15. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  16. ^ Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Town of Adavale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1956. Archived 26 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  18. ^ "BISHOP BRENNAN'S VISIT TO WEST". The Charleville Times. 29 April 1954. p. 8. Archived 6 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 February 2023. – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ Blake, Thom. "St Eugene Catholic Church (built 1954)". Queensland religious places database. Archived 10 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  20. ^ Blake, Thom. "St Eugene Catholic Church (built 1964)". Queensland religious places database. Archived 1 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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  23. ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Things to do | Idalia National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2009-10-21. Archived 1 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  27. ^ Kati (2021-02-23). "A Guide to Idalia National Park". Queensland and Beyond. Archived 29 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-06.