Capella, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Capella
state = qld


caption =
lga = Central Highlands Regional Council
postcode = 4723
est =
pop = 796
pop-footnote =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Charters Towers
fedgov = Flynn
dist1 = 885
dir1 = NW
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 323
dir2 = W
location2= Rockhampton
dist3 = 52
dir3 = N
location3= Emerald

Capella is a small town in Central Highlands, Queensland midway between Emerald and Clermont on the Gregory Highway. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 796.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL311600
name=Capella (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2008-01-27
quick=on]

It was founded in the late 1860's by graziers influenced by the good reports of Ludwig Leichhardt.

Today, it is a service town catering to the large coal-mining interests in the area as well as pastoralists.

Sport is a very big part of the town, especially Rugby League and Union. The Capella Cattledogs rugby union team made it to the grand final in 2007 against the Clermont Bushpigs.

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