page_title: Chinchilla, Queensland
section_title: Amenities
hierarchical_section_title: Chinchilla, Queensland / Amenities
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo taken from the overhead pass of the Chinchilla Club Hotel and some town banners.
context_page_description: Chinchilla is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Chinchilla had a population of 6,612.
  The town was established in 1877. As the railway pushed west across the Darling Downs from Toowoomba and Dalby, a temporary construction camp was established on the banks of Charley's Creek which developed into a town.
  Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy. However, with the recent resources boom, the Kogan Creek Power Station have begun to inject welcome cash into the town and Chinchilla is experiencing mass growth and development. House prices in Chinchilla have boomed as a result of the need to house new workers.
  Chinchilla is known as the 'Melon Capital of Australia', and plays host to a Melon Festival every second year in February – the next is to be held in 2021.
context_section_description: Chinchilla has a Cultural Centre, which includes a 700-seat auditorium, cinema and function room, outdoor patio, theatrette, plus bar and kitchen facilities. Also included in the complex are the White Gums Art Gallery and the Library.
  The Cultural Centre also houses a cinema showing recently released movies.
  Chinchilla White Gums Art Gallery houses a new display every month.
  The Western Downs Regional Council operates a public library in Chinchilla at 80-86 Heeney Street.
  The Chinchilla branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its hall at 53 Heeney Street.
caption: View from the railway overpass
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