Moonie

Moonie is a town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Goondiwindi Region in Queensland.

The town's name is derived from the Moonie River, which was first recorded as “Mooni” by Sir Thomas Mitchell in November 1846, when he passed through the region.

In December 1961, Moonie was the site of Australia's first commercial oil field, a very small field consisting of less than one percent of Australia's oil and gas reserves. The oil field is still operational.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Moonie had a population of 182 people.