Shire of Chinchilla

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Shire of Chinchilla
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 5,610
Established: 1912
Area: 8698 km² (3358.3 sq mi)
Council Seat: Chinchilla
Region: Darling Downs
Website: http://www.chinchilla.org.au/
LGAs around Shire of Chinchilla:
Taroom Eidsvold Mundubbera
Murilla Shire of Chinchilla Wondai, Kingaroy
Tara Tara Wambo

Shire of Chinchilla is a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Townships in the shire include Brigalow, Kogan and the administrative centre, Chinchilla.

The economy of the Shire is largely reliant on primary production. Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy.

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