Location Profiles

Southern Area Health Service
Toowoomba and Darling Downs Health Service District

CHINCHILLA

Chinchilla is small rural town located on the Warrego Highway in Queensland’s western downs region. Originally a sheep grazing area, the town was established in 1878 when the western railway was built. Today, it is the administrative and commercial centre for the Chinchilla Shire and has a thriving economy based on surrounding graziers and grain growers. Other local industries include timber, grapes, strawberries and melons. Known as the “melon capital”, the Chinchilla shire produces a quarter of Australia’s rockmelons, watermelons and honeydews. A biennial “Melon Festival” is held to celebrate the produce, a popular event that draws large crowds. Chinchilla is a vibrant and dynamic community, offering a relaxed country lifestyle with excellent services and amenities.

Population: 3,250

Queensland Health facilities in District: 19

• Read more about Chinchilla’s key Queensland Health facility Chinchilla Health Services
  
• Read more about Toowoomba and Darling Downs Health Service District

Services

• 10 education facilities including public and private schools (OP to Year 12), special education and TAFE
  
• Childcare facilities
  
• Community clubs, including Lions, Apex, Rotary, Scouts, RSL and QCWA
  
• Museums and art galleries
  
• Library
  
• Places of worship
  
• Police station
  
• Emergency services
  
• Australia Post
  
• Banks
  
• Shopping facilities

Sporting & Recreation

• Sporting clubs and facilities including Chinchilla Aquatic and Fitness Centre, swimming, dancing, tennis, bowls, cricket, golf, polocrosse, horse racing, equestrian, indoor sports centre, water skiing, pony club, gun club, netball, football and squash
  
• Annual Arts in the Park Festival
  
• Chinchilla Historical Museum
  
• Chinchilla Weir – water sports
  
• Melon Festival held biennially
  
• Fossicking – petrified wood
  
• Condamine River and Archer’s Crossing – fishing
  
• Boonargo Cactoblastis Hall

Location

292 km north west of Brisbane
83 km north west of Dalby

Access

		Charter only

Climate

(Climate graph of Dalby, 83 km south east of Chinchilla)

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