[2] In the 2021 census, Diamantina Lakes had "no people or a very low population".

[1] Diamantina Lakes is part of the Channel Country which is an arid landscape with a series of ancient flood plains from rivers which only flow intermittently.

When there is water in it, the Diamantina River flows from north to south through the locality eventually destined for Lake Eyre in South Australia.

[3] However, the water usually evaporates and is absorbed into the earth before reaching Lake Eyre.

[4] In the 2021 census, Diamantina Lakes had "no people or a very low population".