Demographics
Barcaldine is approximately 745.68 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Barcaldine was 1422. The population is 50% male and 50% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Barcaldine are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $0 to $74.Description
Barcaldine is a suburb of Central, Queensland and is about 890 kms west-northwest of QLD's capital city of Brisbane. In the 2011 Australian census the population of Barcaldine was 1,655 when there were 834 Females and 821 Males living there. The median age for people living in Barcaldine was 37. Barcaldine is a wool growing and catlle raising district. The town is well known for its famous Tree of Knowledge. The 150-year-old ghost gumtree is a memorial to the shearers who held their strike meetings there.