The Shire of Cloncurry is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia.

It covers an area of 47,971 square kilometres (18,521.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1884.

[3] Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, and Jokula) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country.

It is regarded as the place of innovations as Qantas began its operations here and the Royal Flying Doctor Service was established in Cloncurry in 1928.

[6] However, the divisional board appeared to be completely inactive, perhaps because the division was so large (being the area surrounding the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria) and was very sparsely settled.