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 (2016 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 2016 census Weipa Airport had a population of 0 people.[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]

In the 2016 census, Weipa Airport had a population of 0 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weipa Airport (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Weipa Airport – locality in Weipa Town (entry 41048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2018.


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