Download coordinates as: Barkly is an outback locality in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Barkly is a vast area of 11,806 square kilometres (4,558 sq mi).

[3] The Barkly Highway passes through the north-east corner of the locality entering from Gunpowder and exiting to Camooweal.

[3] The Barkly Tableland was named by explorer William Landsborough on 6 December 1861 during his search for Burke and Wills.

The nearest secondary school is Spinifex State College in Mount Isa to the east, but it would be out of range for almost all Barkly families and again distance education or boarding schools would be the only options.