Wieambillais a rurallocalityin theWestern Downs Region,Queensland,Australia.[2]This locality and its surroundings are extensively used forcoal seam gasharvesting.[3]In the2021 census,Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[1]
| Wieambilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wieambilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°58′03″S150°24′35″E/ 26.9675°S 150.4097°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 78 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2945/km2(0.763/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 264.9 km2(102.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST(UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe locality takes its name from the name of a parish, 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.[4]
Shootings
editConstables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and a neighbour, Alan Dare, were murdered on 12 December 2022 at a rural property in Wieambilla. The perpetrators, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife, Stacey Train,[5]were later shot and killed by Queensland police.[6]Gareth was a knownconspiracy theoristwho alleged thePort Arthur massacrewas afalse flag operation[5]and thatPrincess Dianawas killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.[7]Nathaniel was a former school principal.
Demographics
editIn the2016 census,Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.[8]
In the2021 census,Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[1]
References
edit- ^abcAustralian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Wieambilla".2021 Census QuickStats.Retrieved12 December2022.
- ^ab"Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)".Queensland Place Names.Queensland Government.Retrieved12 June2019.
- ^"Environmental health".The State of Queensland; Queensland Health.Retrieved12 December2022.
- ^Queensland Family History Society (2010),Queensland schools past and present(Version 1.01 ed.),Queensland Family History Society,ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
- ^abSmee, Ben (13 December 2022)."Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed".the Guardian.Retrieved13 December2022.
- ^Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022)."Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property".Brisbane Times.Retrieved13 December2022.
- ^Chamberlin, Thomas (13 December 2022)."Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush".The Herald Sun.Retrieved13 December2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(27 June 2017)."Wieambilla (SSC)".2016 Census QuickStats.Retrieved20 October2018.
