Birdsville is a small town in the Channel Country of
Central West Queensland,
Australia. Birdsville is 1,590 kilometres (990 mi)
west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720
kilometres (450 mi) south of the city of Mount Isa.
Birdsville is on the edge of the Simpson Desert,
approximately 174 km east of Poeppel Corner and
the climate is very arid. At the
2011 census, Birdsville had a population of 295, but
the current population is about 100.

Today Birdsville is a popular tourist destination with
many people using it as a stopping
point across the Simpson Desert.

Birdsville is also known for the annual Birdsville
Races, which are held in September each year
in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of
Australia.