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Miles is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,349 people. Miles Provisional School opened on 31 May 1880, becoming Miles State School on 18 January 1886. Holy Cross School opened in 1926. It closed on 15 December 1989. Miles State High School opened on 30 January 1979. It houses a high speed ISDN Internet Connection (powered through the National Broadband Network) with Brisbane through the State Library of Queensland. In the , Miles had a population of 1,170. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,746 people. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,349 people.

Miles State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Constance Street In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 223 students with 18 teachers (16 full time equivalent) with 12 non teaching staff (9 full time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 214 students with 19 teachers (17 full time equivalent) and 14 non teaching staff (9 full time equivalent). It includes a special education program certified under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 22 teachers (21 full time equivalent) and 20 non teaching staff (13 full time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 182 students with 18 teachers and 17 non teaching staff (12 full time equivalent). Redeemer Lutheran Church is at 114 Murilla Street
The Miles branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms in Corbett Drive .

Miles Historical Village Museum is at 141 Murilla Street. It is laid out in the style of town main street in an early Queensland rural town. There are 34 buildings including 15 historic structures relocated from the local area. It regarded as one of the best historical villages in Australia, and is used as a film set and special events venue, in addition to its normal operations as a museum. Every 2 years the town hosts the Miles Back to the Bush Festival in September, in and around the Miles Historical Village. The festival is the town's biggest event and features bush style entertainment with a vintage twist.

Miles is connected to Brisbane, Toowoomba and Roma by the Warrego Highway and Goondiwindi and Rockhampton by the Leichhardt Highway. Greyhound Australia operates daily bus services between Brisbane and Mount Isa via Longreach and Charleville and between Toowoomba and Rockhampton, via Miles and also to Charleville. The Westlander train also comes through Miles twice a week, on its way between Brisbane and Charleville, at very early hours of Wednesday & Friday mornings (Westbound Service 3S86) and Thursdays & Saturdays (Eastbound Service 3987). The town is served by the Miles Airport which is located along the Leichhardt Highway approximately south of the Leichhardt and Warrego Highway intersection, Miles, Queensland, and north of the Leichhardt Highway and Roma Condamine Road intersection, Condamine, Queensland.

Miles is on the Western Downs, at an elevation of The region around Miles has a fairly dry humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) featuring hot summers with mean maximum temperatures in January of , and mild to warm winters with a maximum of in July. Winter mornings can be very cold and frost is common. Average rainfall is , falling mainly in the period between November and March.