Cloncurry is a town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] It is the administrative centre of the shire. At the 2016 census, Cloncurry recorded a population of 2,719 people.[1]
Cloncurry is known as the Friendly Heart of the Great North West and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.[5][6]
Cloncurry was recognised for its liveability, winning the Queensland's Friendliest Town award twice by environmental movement Keep Queensland Beautiful, first in 2013 and again in 2018.
Cloncurry is situated in the north-west of Queensland, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. The town lies adjacent to the Cloncurry River.