Hopeland, Queensland
| Hopeland Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of a farm in Hopeland, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
  Hopeland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°53′03″S 150°39′56″E / 26.88417°S 150.66556°ECoordinates: 26°53′03″S 150°39′56″E / 26.88417°S 150.66556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Hopeland is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
Hopeland is located south-east of Chinchilla, on the Darling Downs famous for its rich black, fertile soils. The district is situated on the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion of Queensland. The northern boundary of the locality is the Condamine River, while the south-western boundary is Wambo Creek (a tributary of the Condamine River).[2]
Economy
The heavy black soil on which the district sits is considered in the top 3% of Australia for broad acrea agriculture mainly due to its high field capacity and yield potential. The area uses both dryland farming and irrigation to produce sorghum, cotton, corn, wheat, millet, chick pea, mung bean, barley, triticale and oats. Given the high nutrient value of the soil, the district continually wins both state and national cropping competitions, most recently with a dryland sorghum crop yielding over 10 tonnes per hectare or over 4 tonnes per acre.
References
- ↑ "Hopeland (entry 47711)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
Media related to Hopeland, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons