Weipa Airport, Queensland

This article is about the locality. For the airport itself, see Weipa Airport.
Weipa Airport
Queensland
Weipa Airport is located in Queensland
Weipa Airport
Weipa Airport
Coordinates12°40′42″S 141°55′29″E / 12.6784°S 141.9247°E / -12.6784; 141.9247 (Weipa Airport (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4874
Area1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Weipa Town
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Weipa Airport:
Mission River Mission River Mission River
Mission River Weipa Airport Mission River
Mission River Mission River Mission River

Weipa Airport is a rural locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

The land is used for the airport runways and associated buildings and not for any other purposes. There remains some undeveloped land.[3] This locality is disconnected from the other localities of Weipa Town and is entirely surrounded by the locality of Mission River in the Shire of Cook.[3]

History

As the name suggests, the locality contains the Weipa Airport.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[4]

In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weipa Airport (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Weipa Airport – locality in Weipa Town (entry 41048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weipa Airport (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata