town, south-central Queensland, Australia. It lies along the Warrego River at an elevation of 974 feet (297 metres). The town was settled in 1842 and named for Charleville (Ráth Luirc), Ireland. It developed as a service centre for the sheep belt. The first regular Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) air route in Australia—between Charleville and Cloncurry—was inaugurated in 1922, and the town remains a major outback air base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (flying doctor service). Pop. (2006) 3,550.