Chinchilla (Queensland)

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Footpath on the main street

State :	Australia Australia
State :	Queensland
Founded :	1877

Coordinates :	26 ° 45 ′ S , 150 ° 38 ′ E Coordinates: 26 ° 45 ′ S , 150 ° 38 ′ E-26.741666666667 150.625
Area :	11.2 km²

Residents :	5,877 (2016)
Population density :	525 inhabitants per km²

Time zone :	AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code :	4413

LGA :

Western Downs Region

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Chinchilla is a city in the Australian state of Queensland with about 5,900 inhabitants . Chinchilla is located 293 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 185 kilometers east of Roma on the Warrego Highway . The city is located in the administrative region (LGA) Western Downs Region .

The city was founded in 1877 when the railway was built from Brisbane via Toowoomba to Dalby . The banks of Charley Creek seemed an ideal place for a city.

Agriculture was the main source of income for the city for a long time, especially cattle and pig breeding, but also wool production. With the raw materials boom of the past few years, the Kogan Creek power plant and other coal and gas projects, the city experienced strong growth and house prices rose significantly.

Chinchilla is also known as the melon capital of Australia with the annual Chinchilla Melon Festival .

During the floods in Queensland in 2011 , the place even had to be evacuated twice, about two weeks apart.

sons and daughters of the town

David Littleproud (* 1976), politician
George Miller (* 1945), film director, screenwriter and film producer
Ben Ross (born 1980), rugby player

Web links

Commons : Chinchilla, Queensland - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

University of Queensland: Places in Queensland: Chinchilla
Chinchilla Melon Festival Official website of the festival
Chinchilla.org.au

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Chinchilla ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ John McCarthy: Gloom mining towns are boom towns thanks to housing frenzy . In: The Courier-Mail , February 5, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2011.

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics : Chinchilla ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[housingprices-2] John McCarthy: Gloom mining towns are boom towns thanks to housing frenzy . In: The Courier-Mail , February 5, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2011.