Aerial view of safety improvements underway on Gatton Helidon Road. Yuggera and Ugarapul Country.

Darling Downs

Key facts

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79,521km[2]

Area covered by location[1]

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5.65%

Population of Queensland[1]

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3,889km

Other state-controlled road network

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644km

National Land Transport Network[2] 

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687km 

National rail network[2]

Investments

You can view the list of investments for the Darling Downs area via the QTRIP document.

Map

Map of the Darling Downs District


Footnotes

[1] Data source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Regional Profiles. https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au, retrieved 18 March 2025.

[2] The detailed mapping reflects the latest National Land Transport Network (NLTN) Determination 2020 as published.

 
 
Reflects QTRIP 2025–26 to 2028–29.