[1] The town is on the Darling Downs at the intersection of the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways, 331 kilometres (206 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane, and is the Official Oil Capital of Australia.

[1] 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.

[14] The region is also an agricultural area that produces grain, beef cattle and prime lambs.

[17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 2 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

[5] The town has a service station, the Moonie Sports Club, a pool and a motel.