Injune facts for kids
Quick facts for kids InjuneQueensland |
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The information centre at Injune
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Population | 461 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.1214/km2 (2.904/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4454 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 411.1 km2 (158.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Injune had a population of 461 people.
History
Injune Post Office opened on 11 August 1920.
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
Injune's local arts group, the Injune Public Space Art Group (IPSAG) is leading the development of Henricks Park. 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.
Climate data for Injune | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 43.8 (110.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
40.1 (104.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
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 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
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 (3.50) |
88.8 (3.50) |
62.2 (2.45) |
41.8 (1.65) |
33.3 (1.31) |
30.3 (1.19) |
29.3 (1.15) |
25.2 (0.99) |
26.0 (1.02) |
47.2 (1.86) |
72.4 (2.85) |
89.1 (3.51) |
634.5 (24.98) |
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 |
Education
Injune P-10 State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls on the corner of Hutton Street and Fourth Avenue (25°50′48″S 148°33′54″E / 25.8467°S 148.5651°E). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 12 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).
As Injune State School only provides education to Year 10, for Years 11 and 12 the nearest school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.