Download coordinates as: Julia Creek is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia.

[5][6] Julia Creek is a town in mid-northern Queensland, located on the Flinders Highway (Overlanders Way), the main road between Mount Isa and Townsville.

[7] The town of Julia Creek is on the Great Northern Railway; the locality being served by a number of railway stations (from west to east): Julia Creek experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh), with a short, erratic wet season from December to March; and a long, relatively cooler dry season from April to November.

[12] McIntyre took up a property called Dalgonally about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the present site of the town in 1864, only a few years after the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition passed through the area.

[23][24] In 2022, Julia Creek made headlines by its inability to attract a doctor for general practice work in the town for over 2 years, despite offering an annual salary of over $500,000 and providing a rent-free house.

The town is a major centre for cattle sales and stock trucking, with a large saleyard and associated facilities.

[5] The Mckinlay Shire Council operates a public library in Julia Creek at 56 Burke Street.

[31] The Julia Creek branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 51 Burke Street.

Supported by other denominations, the McKay Patrol operates a Cessna 182Q aeroplane to provide spiritual and practical help to people living in remote areas in the north-west of Queensland and the eastern Tablelands of the Northern Territory, an area of approximately 625,000 square kilometres (241,000 sq mi) with a population of fewer than 10,000 people.