Birdsville Courthouse, Heritage-listed courthouse in Birdsville, Australia

Birdsville Courthouse stands on the eastern side of the police reserve on Adelaide Street, roughly L-shaped, with a courtroom in one wing and offices and residential accommodation in the other. It was designed by the Queensland Department of Works and built from 1888 to 1890. The verandahs have since been built in, and a bathroom and laundry extension adjoins the accommodation on the northwest side.

Built between 1888 and 1890 by contractors J Wookey and Henry Walton, the building served as a border customs post during pre-Federation Queensland. This role made it an important administrative hub for the remote region.

The town name Birdsville reputedly came from Robert Frew, owner of Pandie Pandie Station, who had a store at the Diamantina Crossing, citing the district's abundant bird life. The courthouse sits on a police reserve that once held a tracker's quarters, a small corrugated-iron structure damaged in a December 1985 storm and demolished after 1986 permission; it no longer stands.

The courthouse stands on the eastern side of the police reserve on Adelaide Street, roughly L-shaped with the courtroom in one wing and offices and residential accommodation in the other. The verandahs have been built in and a bathroom and laundry extension added on the northwest side. The old courthouse and police station also provide accommodation during the annual Birdsville Races, when extra police are sent to the town.

The building was constructed from local sandstone because timber was scarce and transportation too expensive in this remote region. This construction method shapes the courthouse's appearance to this day.