| Chinchilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Footpath on the main street of Chinchilla | |||||||||||||||
  Chinchilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°44′18″S 150°37′42″E / 26.7383°S 150.6283°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,068 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 97.89/km2 (253.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 72.2 km2 (27.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Chinchilla is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Chinchilla is known as the 'Melon Capital of Australia', and plays host to a Melon Festival every second year in February.[4][5][6]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Chinchilla had a population of 7,068 people.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chinchilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Chinchilla – town in Western Downs Region (entry 7133)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Chinchilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Chinchilla Melon Festival display by the Chinchilla Historical Museum: Festival History". Queensland Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Home". www.melonfest.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ O'Leary, Darryl (2009). "Chinchilla Melon Festival". State Library of Queensland (Photograph). hdl:10462/deriv/194340.
