Chinchilla, Queensland

Chinchilla
Queensland
Chinchilla; Queensland
	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)
• 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	455.1 km (283 mi) E of Charleville, Queensland ; 188 km (117 mi) E of Roma, Queensland ; 81.1 km (50 mi) NW of Dalby ; 164 km (102 mi) NW of Toowoomba ; 292 km (181 mi) WNW of Brisbane ;
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.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chinchilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnt-2] "Chinchilla – town in Western Downs Region (entry 7133)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[qpnl-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.

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