Injune
| Injune Queensland | |||||||||
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 The information centre, Injune. | |||||||||
  Injune | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°51′0″S 148°34′0″E / 25.85000°S 148.56667°ECoordinates: 25°51′0″S 148°34′0″E / 25.85000°S 148.56667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 362 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4454 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||
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Injune /ˈɪndʒuːn/ is a small town in South West Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Carnarvon Highway, 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of the regional centre of Roma. A railway connected Injune with Roma from 1920 until 1966.[3] At the 2006 census, Injune had a population of 362.[1]
It was formerly a hub for cattle and dairy industries, but now serves as a staging point for expeditions to the nearby Carnarvon National Park. More recently, natural gas and timber have served as the major primary industries.
History
Injune Post Office opened on 11 August 1920.[4]
Facilities
Injune has a public library, a historical railway and team train precinct, and the Injune art space.
Henricks Park
Residents of Injune district have a lively interest in the arts, strongly supported by Bungil Shire Council's Arts & Cultural Policy [5]
Injune's local arts group, the Injune Public Space Art Group (IPSAG) is leading the development of Henricks Park.[6] opposite the Injune Information Centre.
Climate
Injune has a subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters with rainfall concentrated in the summer months. A record low temperature of −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) is one of the coldest temperatures recorded in Queensland outside of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt along with the record low in nearby Mitchell.[7]
| Climate data for Injune | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.8 (110.8) |
42.2 (108) |
40.1 (104.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.0 (86) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.1 (97) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
42.4 (108.3) |
44.1 (111.4) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.1 (79) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 88.9 (3.5) |
88.8 (3.496) |
62.2 (2.449) |
41.8 (1.646) |
33.3 (1.311) |
30.3 (1.193) |
29.3 (1.154) |
25.2 (0.992) |
26.0 (1.024) |
47.2 (1.858) |
72.4 (2.85) |
89.1 (3.508) |
634.5 (24.981) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2mm) | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 63.4 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Injune (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ↑ Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved on 2008-05-04
- ↑ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, December 1973, pp266-286
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ Cultural policy
- ↑ Henricks Park
- ↑ "Official records for Queensland in July". Daily Extremes. Bureau of Meteorology. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Injune Post Office". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.