Weipa Airport, Queensland
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Weipa airport departure lounge, 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 12°40′42″S 141°55′29″E / 12.6784°S 141.9247°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4874 | ||||||||||||
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Weipa Airport is a rural locality in Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
The land is used for the airport runways and associated buildings and not for any other purposes. There remains some undeveloped land.[4] 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.[4]
History
As the name suggests, the locality contains the Weipa Airport.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[5]
In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Education
There are no schools in Weipa Airport. The nearest government primary and secondary school is the Weipa campus of the Western Cape College in Rocky Point to the north-west. There are also non-government schools in Rocky Point and in Napranum in Mission River.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weipa Airport (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weipa Airport (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Weipa Airport – locality in Weipa Town (entry 41048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weipa Airport (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 October 2025.