530
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Central Highlands - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Central Highlands - East
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An extra 150mm of annual rain falls in Central Highlands - East compared to the Queensland average. This large gap defines the local environment, though the area still remains much drier than most similar regions. It is a place of high temperatures and significant rainfall variations.
530
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 1 area
- 143–214: 16 areas
- 214–286: 35 areas
- 286–357: 32 areas
- 357–429: 45 areas
- 429–500: 78 areas
- 500–571: 149 areas
- 571–643: 210 areas
- 643–714: 288 areas
- 714–786: 217 areas
- 786–857: 198 areas
- 857–929: 98 areas
- 929–1,000: 125 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
- 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 42 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Highlands - East — lower than 88% of areas.
| Central Highlands - East | 530 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The average annual rainfall is 530mm, which is well above the state figure but much lower than most similar areas. It is also one of the hottest places at this level, with a typical maximum temperature of 30.8°C and a minimum of 16.2°C.
30.8
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.2
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Sources
- SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Central Highlands - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011190/central-highlands-east/topic/environment-climate