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Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.[1]

Wieambilla
Queensland
Wieambilla
Coordinates26.9675°S 150.4097°E / -26.9675; 150.4097
Population93 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3511/km2 (0.909/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413
Area264.9 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Wieambilla:
Nangram Crossroads Crossroads
Condamine Wieambilla Montrose
The Gums Tara Tara

History


The locality takes its name from the parish name which in turn was named after a pastoral run operated by Charles George Temple Chauvel in the 1850s, which may have been named after the Wieambilla Creek.[2]

Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926.[3]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wieambilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0



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