Weipa Airport, Queensland

This article is about the locality. For the airport itself, see Weipa Airport.

Weipa Airport Queensland
Weipa airport departure lounge, 2007
Weipa Airport
Coordinates	12°40′42″S141°55′29″E / 12.6784°S 141.9247°E / -12.6784; 141.9247 (Weipa Airport (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4874
Area	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.9 km (9 mi) SSE of Rocky Point 639 km (397 mi) NW of Cooktown 803 km (499 mi) NNW of Cairns 2,487 km (1,545 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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 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]

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. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weipa Airport (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Weipa Airport – locality in Weipa Town (entry 41048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "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.
5. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 October 2025.