Cloncurry, Queensland to the community in the 1950s. Until the development of Mount Isa in the 1960s, Cloncurry was the administrative centre of the region. The first-ever flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia took place from Cloncurry on 15 May 1928, using a de Havilland DH.50 aircraft hired from the then small airline, Qantas. A Royal Flying Doctor Service museum is situated in the town. The population in Cloncurry decreased from 3,898 in 1996 to 2,900 in 2002. It declined further to 2,719 by 2016. The Cloncurry Bob McDonald Library opened in 2012. Cloncurry has a number of heritage-listed
Pentecostalism in Australia denominations. In 1937, the Assemblies of God in Australia was formed from elements of the Apostolic Faith Mission, the Queensland pentecostal churches which emerged from the 1924 Macknade revival (federated in 1929 as the Queensland Assemblies of God), and A.C. Valdez's Pentecostal Church of Australia. The Assemblies of God became known as Australian Christian Churches in 2007. The creation of Australia as a prison colony for Great Britain caused the members of the colony early on to adapt to a non-class based system. The primary religion was Anglican, however the local people rejected Anglican authority on the grounds of their