Kingaroy, QLD 4610

Town smells like rotten skunk and rubbish from swickers and individuals with piles of rubbish in the yard. The town is filthy, with the council wasting millions on revamping a town which still looks and feels dirty.

Home business are everywhere in town and allowed to do what they want with council allowing it (burn tyres, plastic, hazardous material and other waste in the back yard drums, industrial noise from early hours through to late at night, and destroy property).

Compliance officers refuse to do anything about the aggressive dogs in town, which are allowed to kill pets and attack and bite individuals.

Small businesses and banks are shutting their doors from lack of support, there is high unemployment and high crime in the area. This isn't a children friendly town, no public transport, roads are full of pot hole. Rates are stupidly high, pay half the amount on the coast, housing is cheap though.

The council allowed a huge solar farm to be erected coming into town, on prime farming land, further reducing the house prices and appeal or the area.

On the plus for certain individuals, there are fast food joints opening up on every main corner.

Town is getting worse by the day,
- more local places shutting due to lack of support,
- Doctors books are closed, if you sick, your better driving to Toowoomba hospital, the new hospital is a joke
- the Local council have no idea, dogs allowed to roam, attack and kill without investigation or consequence. The town/shops flood more after the council did the main street overhaul. The money is wasted.
- Not somewhere to raise your kids, your better off home-schooling then attend the schools here
- There's no public transport, if you need to access services, you generally have no way of getting there.
- High crime rate and on the increase
- Property prices overpriced so are the council rates

I have lived and worked here all my life, and what was once a great little small country town where you would support local and knew everyone. It is now just little Logan, with high crime, no medical, terrible schools and useless council.

I lived in Kingaroy for 20 years.
The water causes intestinal problems. Most people are racist, sexist, and generally hate anything or anyone "different".
There's no public transportation in or out, so those who don't have a car in this town are stuck. I've known many young people in Kingaroy who are trying hard to get out.
Some say that the best thing about Kingaroy is the closeness to Brisbane, etc. So, the best thing about the town is getting out of it. :)

I knew about Kingaroy and peanuts. But never knew about the pig abbatiors until after I moved here. Some nights the stench of whatever they are cooking up over there goes through your whole house. It is just vile.

The roads and gutters throughout the town are in a very poor state.

Money gets wasted on silly things, like the sign at the entrance to town. Now its some big peanut in a park.

The rates are dreadfully expensive. You cant drink the tap water, because it tastes like arse. You have to have a tank or buy bottled water to drink. And the water is hard, sometimes you come out the shower feeling dirtier than when you went in.

Live and work here and cant wait to leave. Very toxic town, low socioeconomic and high crime rate only getting worse. Poor medical care and hard to access dental, hospitals and schools are a joke. Town is all about who you know and what you can get otherwise the locals will destroy you. Have no interest in supporting local businesses instead you will be defamed on social media. Not somewhere to raise kids or for the elderly requiring services. Stay clear.

Moved to Kingaroy in Dec.2017 (retiree). None of the 4 medical practices in town will see me. “Not taking on new patients” in each case. No options, no consideration of personal circumstances, just ‘go away’! Incredibly bad situation in a town of 9000 people. New residents simply can’t see a doctor!! Got put on so-called waiting lists, but these are just a way of fobbing people off. Haven’t been called back by any of them in 9 weeks now! Have to go to Towoomba (2 hrs. drive, $50in petrol costs) just to get an existing prescription repeat! BE WARNED! If health services are important to you, DON’T come to Kingarpy

Australian trained doctors would do VERY well in this great town, we have a few, but not enough.

They call this place the Peanut Capital and yes it probably still is but over the years Peanuts have been very hard to grow out here due to drought and other conditions not so favorable to growing peanuts. Located some 200 km NW of Brisbane Kingaroy is the largest town in the South Burnett.

Of interest in the area is the Bunya Mountains National Park, nearly always cool even in the hottest of weather. If you're into Parrots this is the place to go. Although if lunching out in the open up here one needs to watch out for the Kookaburras, they have a tendency to steal food right out of your hand and there bills are razor sharp, not very nice when you are trying to have a picnic.

The local farms are a sight to behold in a good year the variety of colours is unreal. There are a number of activities one can take part in around Kingaroy, there's gem fields, water skiing, bird watching, gliding, wine tasting etc.

Kingaroy has all you might need for services, and if you want the trip to a larger township, it doesn't take long to get there. Easy access to Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba, yet right next to the Bunya mountains and rainforest. Good 4-wheel driving and friendly people