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.
Population: 7,068 (2021 census)
Established: 1877
Postcode(s): 4413
Elevation: 303 m (994 ft)
Area: 72.2 km² (27.9 sq mi)
Location: 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 · 455.1 km (283 mi) E of Charleville
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