Injune
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Injune
| state = qld
| image = Injune QLD.JPG
| caption = The information centre at Injune
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.8430|148.5661|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Injune (town centre)}}
| pop = 429
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4454
| area = 411.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 90.7
| dir1 = NNW
| location1 = Roma
| dist2 = 441
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 616
| dir3 = WNW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| elevation = 393
| lga = Maranoa Region
| stategov = Warrego
| fedgov = Maranoa
| maxtemp = 27.5
| maxtemp_footnotes =
| mintemp = 11.8
| mintemp_footnotes =
| rainfall = 630.5
| rainfall_footnotes =
| near-n = Simmie
| near-ne = Simmie
| near-e = Highland Plains
| near-se = Gunnewin
| near-s = Gunnewin
| near-sw = Mount Hutton
| near-w = Mount Hutton
| near-nw = Hutton Creek
}}
Injune {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|n|dʒ|uː|n}} is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|16701|Injune|town in Maranoa Region|access-date=20 July 2021}}{{cite QPN|47430|Injune|locality in Maranoa Region|access-date=20 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Injune had a population of 429 people.
Geography
Injune is a small town in South West Queensland. It located on the Carnarvon Highway, {{convert|92|km|mi}}north of the regional centre of Roma. A railway connected Injune with Roma from 1920 until 1966.Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, December 1973, pp266-286
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.
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History
Injune, perhaps the most plausible, derives name from Ingon, an aboriginal word in reference to a species of flying squirrel or sugar glider common to the area.
The Injune railway line opened on 19 September 1916 from Roma to Orallo. It was extended to Injune, opening on 30 June 1920. The last train left Injune on 31 December 1966 and the line closed from 1 January 1967. Although there was still considerable grain traffic, maintenance costs for its many bridges made the line unviable. The line and facilities were completely dismantled by mid 1968.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Injune State School opened on 24 October 1921.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the town of Injune had a population of 362 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL329000|name=Injune (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|access-date=2008-05-04|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Injune had a population of 461 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31411|name=Injune (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Injune had a population of 429 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31395|name=Injune (SAL)|access-date=17 June 2024|quick=on}}
Education
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File:Injune State School, 2025 02.jpg
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 ({{coord|-25.8467|148.5651|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Injune P-10 State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018}}{{cite web|title=Injune P-10 State School|url=https://www.injuness.eq.edu.au|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103539/https://injuness.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 12 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}} 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).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}
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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 November 2019}}
Amenities
Injune has a public library at Hutton Street operated by the Maranoa Regional Council.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/roma/injune_library|title=Injune Library|website=plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au|publisher=State Library of Queensland|language=en|access-date=2018-01-22|archive-date=14 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114224922/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/roma/injune_library|url-status=live}}
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Attractions
Residents of Injune district have a lively interest in the arts, strongly supported by the former Bungil Shire Council's Arts & Cultural Policy.[http://www.bungil.qld.gov.au/council/Policies/Arts%20and%20Cultural%20Policy.pdf Cultural policy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040714135548/http://www.bungil.qld.gov.au/council/Policies/Arts%20and%20Cultural%20Policy.pdf|date=14 July 2004}} Injune's local arts group, the Injune Public Space Art Group (IPSAG), is leading the development of Henricks Park as an art and sculpture park opposite the Injune Information Centre.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-17|title=Henricks Park|url=https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/henricks-park/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118031257/https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/henricks-park/|archive-date=18 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-18|website=Outback Queensland|language=en-AU}}
Injune has an historical railway and steam train precinct. It features Locomotive No. 824 from the Camp Mountain railway accident. The locomotive was repaired and placed back into service, working around South East Queensland. In 1958 it was transferred to Toowoomba, and withdrawn from service in May 1967, exactly 20 years after the accident.{{Cite web|title=Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - C17 No. 809|url=http://www.australiansteam.com/C17%20809.htm|access-date=2021-12-19|website=www.australiansteam.com|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513131559/http://australiansteam.com/C17%20809.htm|url-status=live}} At that point, as a donation to the Bungil Shire Council, it was towed to Injune,{{cite web|last=Burden|first=Peter|last2=Bailey|first2=Graham|date=24 February 2007|title=Subsequent History|url=http://www.qrig.org/lineside-histories/dayboro-branch/camp-mountain-disaster-labour-day-1947/page-4|url-status=dead|work=Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947|publisher=QRIG.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725082714/http://www.qrig.org/lineside-histories/dayboro-branch/camp-mountain-disaster-labour-day-1947/page-4|archivedate=25 July 2008|df=dmy}}{{citation|author=Bungil Shire Council|title=Bungil Shire Council Arts and Cultural Policy|date=20 October 2006|url=http://www.bungil.qld.gov.au/council/Policies/Arts%20and%20Cultural%20Policy.pdf|df=dmy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040714135548/http://www.bungil.qld.gov.au/council/Policies/Arts%20and%20Cultural%20Policy.pdf|publisher=Bungil Shire Council|format=PDF|archive-date=14 July 2004|author-link=Bungil Shire Council|url-status=dead}} where it is located behind the town's ambulance station,{{cite news|last=Condon|first=Matthew|date=15 June 2007|title=Samford Valley train crash|work=Qweekend|publisher=The Courier-Mail|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21893880-5003425,00.html|access-date=19 December 2021|archive-date=7 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107211907/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21893880-5003425,00.html|url-status=live}} and is listed in a town map as an "historical steam train".{{cite web|title=Discover Injune – Destinations: around town|url=http://www.discoverinjune.com.au/destinations_town.php|url-status=dead|publisher=Bungil Shire Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719081632/http://www.discoverinjune.com.au/destinations_town.php|archivedate=19 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}
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 {{convert|-8.0|C|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/daily_extremes.cgi?period=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fclimate%2Fextremes%2Fdaily_extremes.cgi&climtab=tmin_low&area=qld&year=2013&mon=7&day=11|title=Official records for Queensland in July|date=31 July 2013|work=Daily Extremes|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=22 April 2014|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905125712/http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/daily_extremes.cgi?period=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fclimate%2Fextremes%2Fdaily_extremes.cgi&climtab=tmin_low&area=qld&year=2013&mon=7&day=11|url-status=live}}
{{Weather box
|location = Injune
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 43.8
|Feb record high C = 44.2
|Mar record high C = 41.7
|Apr record high C = 35.9
|May record high C = 33.3
|Jun record high C = 32.1
|Jul record high C = 29.5
|Aug record high C = 36.1
|Sep record high C = 40.1
|Oct record high C = 40.5
|Nov record high C = 42.4
|Dec record high C = 44.1
|year record high C = 44.1
|Jan high C = 33.8
|Feb high C = 32.4
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 27.8
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 20.5
|Jul high C = 20.2
|Aug high C = 22.7
|Sep high C = 26.4
|Oct high C = 29.7
|Nov high C = 31.6
|Dec high C = 33.3
|year high C = 27.8
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 19.1
|Mar low C = 16.7
|Apr low C = 11.9
|May low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 4.5
|Jul low C = 3.3
|Aug low C = 4.5
|Sep low C = 8.3
|Oct low C = 12.9
|Nov low C = 16.1
|Dec low C = 18.2
|year low C = 11.9
|Jan record low C = 10.6
|Feb record low C = 9.4
|Mar record low C = 3.6
|Apr record low C = -0.8
|May record low C = -4.0
|Jun record low C = -6.7
|Jul record low C = -8.0
|Aug record low C = -6.2
|Sep record low C = -3.3
|Oct record low C = -0.4
|Nov record low C = 3.1
|Dec record low C = 6.6
|year record low C = -8.0
|Jan rain mm = 86.2
|Feb rain mm = 88.1
|Mar rain mm = 64.4
|Apr rain mm = 44.0
|May rain mm = 31.9
|Jun rain mm = 29.5
|Jul rain mm = 29.0
|Aug rain mm = 24.7
|Sep rain mm = 27.6
|Oct rain mm = 48.2
|Nov rain mm = 75.4
|Dec rain mm = 87.9
|Jan rain days = 7.7
|Feb rain days = 7.0
|Mar rain days = 5.6
|Apr rain days = 3.8
|May rain days = 3.9
|Jun rain days = 3.9
|Jul rain days = 3.8
|Aug rain days = 3.3
|Sep rain days = 3.8
|Oct rain days = 6.0
|Nov rain days = 7.2
|Dec rain days = 8.2
|unit rain days = 0.2mm
|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology{{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_043015_All|site_name=Injune Post Office|access-date=22 April 2014|date=April 2014}}
|date=January 2014}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Injune, Queensland}}
- [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-injune-1974.jpg Town map of Injune, 1974]
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