Injune


Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Injune had a population of 461 people.

Geography

Injune is a small town in South West Queensland. It located on the Carnarvon Highway, north of the regional centre of Roma. A railway connected Injune with Roma from 1920 until 1966.
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.
Injune State School opened on 24 October 1921.
At the 2006 census, Injune had a population of 362.

Facilities

Injune has a public library at Hutton Street operated by the Maranoa Regional Council. It also has an historical railway and steam 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, is leading the development of Henricks Park opposite the Injune Information Centre.

Education

Injune P-10 State School is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls at Cnr Hutton Street & Fourth Avenue. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 12 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.
As Injune State School only provides education to Year 10, for Years 11 and 12 the nearest school is in Roma.

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 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.