Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Injune had a population of 429.

Injune Post Office opened on 11 August 1920.

Injune State School opened on 24 October 1921.

Demographics

In the , Injune had a population of 429.

In the , Injune had a population of 461.

In the , Injune had a population of 984.

In the , Injune had a population of 579.

Education

left|thumb|Injune State School, 2025

left|thumb|Injune State School classroom, 2025

Injune State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls on the corner of Hutton Street and Fourth Avenue (). 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 government school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.

Amenities

left|thumb|Injune Library, 2011

Injune has a public library at Hutton Street operated by the Maranoa Regional Council.

Attractions

Residents of Injune district have a lively interest in the arts, strongly supported by the former 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 as an art and sculpture park opposite the Injune Information Centre.

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 In 1958 it was transferred to Toowoomba, and withdrawn from service in May 1967, exactly 20 years after the accident. At that point, as a donation to the Bungil Shire Council, it was towed to Injune, where it is located behind the town's ambulance station, and is listed in a town map as an "historical steam train".

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.<br />

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References

  • Town map of Injune, 1974