| Type: | suburb |
| Durham | |
| City: | Bulloo Shire |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.2586°N 141.793°W |
| Pop: | 31 |
| Postcode: | 4492 |
| Area: | 18789.4 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Bulloo Shire |
| Stategov: | Warrego |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Tanbar |
| Near-Ne: | Eromanga |
| Near-E: | Eromanga |
| Near-Se: | Noccundra |
| Near-S: | Cameron Corner |
| Near-Sw: | South Australia |
| Near-W: | South Australia |
| Near-Nw: | South Australia |
Durham is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is on the Queensland border with South Australia. In the, Durham had a population of 31 people.
Cooper Creek passes north-south through the centre of the locality.
Three major outback roads pass through Durham:[2]
The area is the traditional lands of the Yandruwandha people.
In the 17th century, Spain and Portugal divided the world between them with a line running through Durham, which eventually became the border with South Australia. No representatives of either empire visited the site and no consultation with the Yandruwandha people was ever under taken.
The first Europeans to the area were the various parties within the Burke and Wills expedition.
In the Durham had a population of 36 people.
In the, Durham had a population of 31 people.
The heritage-listed Burke and Wills Dig Tree is located beside the Bullah Bullah Waterhole at the Nappa Merrie pastoral station (-27.6216°N 141.0734°W).[3]
There are no schools in Durham and none nearby. Distance education and boarding school would be options.
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[4]