Darling Downs

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Darling Downs is a fertile agricultural region in southern Queensland, Australia, known for its rich farmlands and grazing country.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
region
approximateDistanceFromBrisbane 100–250 kilometres
averageRainfall about 600–800 millimetres per year
climate temperate to subtropical
contains Allora
Dalby
Millmerran
Oakey
Pittsworth
Stanthorpe region fringe
Toowoomba
Warwick
country Australia
economicActivity broadacre cropping
food processing
intensive livestock production
geologicalFeature basaltic soils
knownFor cattle grazing
fertile agricultural land
grain production
grazing country
mixed farming
rich farmlands
sheep grazing
livestock beef cattle
dairy cattle
sheep
locatedIn Queensland
southern Queensland
locatedOnContinent Australia
locatedWestOf Brisbane
majorCity Toowoomba
partOf Inland southeastern Queensland
primaryCrops barley
chickpeas
cotton
maize
sorghum
sunflowers
wheat
regionOf Queensland agricultural sector
soilType black cracking clay soils
vertosols
state Queensland
timeZone AEST
traditionalOwners Barunggam people
Giabal people
Githabul people
Jarowair people
utcOffset +10:00


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