Chinchilla, Queensland

Chinchilla
Queensland
Footpath on the main street of Chinchilla
Chinchilla is located in Queensland
Chinchilla
Chinchilla
Coordinates26°44′18″S 150°37′42″E / 26.7383°S 150.6283°E / -26.7383; 150.6283 (Chinchilla (town centre))
Population7,068 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density97.89/km2 (253.55/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4413
Elevation303 m (994 ft)
Area72.2 km2 (27.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.5 °C
85 °F
25.3 °C
78 °F
670.2 mm
26.4 in
Localities around Chinchilla:
Baking Board Red Hill Red Hill
Greenswamp Chinchilla Chances Plain
Crossroads Hopeland Boonarga

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]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chinchilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Chinchilla – town in Western Downs Region (entry 7133)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Chinchilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47680)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Home". www.melonfest.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ O'Leary, Darryl (2009). "Chinchilla Melon Festival". State Library of Queensland (Photograph). hdl:10462/deriv/194340.