Chinchilla, Queensland
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Footpath on the main street of Chinchilla | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Chinchilla | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°44′18″S 150°37′42″E / 26.7383°S 150.6283°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 72.2 km2 (27.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,068 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 97.89/km2 (253.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4413 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 670.2 mm (26.39 in) | ||||||||||||
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Chinchilla is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. Chinchilla is known as the 'Melon Capital of Australia', and plays host to a Melon Festival every second year in February.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Chinchilla had a population of 7,068 people.