Kingaroy
Kingaroy (/kɪŋəˈrɔɪ/) is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, 218 kilometres (135 mi) north-west of the state capital Brisbane and 141 kilometres (88 mi) south west of Gympie. In the 2021 census, the locality of Kingaroy had a population of 10,266 people.
| Kingaroy Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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The peanut silos in Haly Street are the town's tallest structures and most visible landmark | |||||||||||||||
Kingaroy | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.541°S 151.840°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,147 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 441.9 m (1,450 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 68.5 km2 (26.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Kingaroy is the seat of the South Burrnett Region. It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and it's peanut silo dominates the skyline. Kingaroy is also known as the hometown of former Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
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