The Western Downs Regional Council area is located in south-west Queensland. The Council area encompasses a total land area of about 38,000 square kilometres. The Western Downs Regional Council area is predominantly rural, with numerous small townships and villages. The largest township is Dalby, with smaller townships at Bell, Chinchilla, Jandowae, Miles, Tara and Wandoan, and several villages. Rural land is used largely for agriculture. Forestry and mining are also important industries, with the area being home to oil fields, coal mines, a power station and gas exploration.

NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.