| Weyba Downs Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Weyba Downs | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°26′55″S153°02′45″E / 26.4486°S 153.0458°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 352 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4562 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ninderry | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Weyba Downs is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 352 people. [3]
Weyba Downs is on the Sunshine Coast. The locality is bounded to the north-west by Eumarella Road, to the west and south-west by Emu Mountain Arterial Road, and to the north-east by Lake Weyba, a tidal lake that flows into Noosa River and is within the locality of Noosaville. [4] [5]
Most of the south and west of the locality are one section of the Noosa National Park. Apart from the protected area, the land use in the north-east is rural residential housing and some grazing on native vegetation. [6]
Weyba is believed to mean "place of stingrays" in the local aboriginal language. [2] Alternatively, it might mean or "place of flying squirrels".[ citation needed ]
Weyba Downs now covers the area previously known as Peregian Beach South.[ citation needed ]
In the 2016 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 296 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 352 people. [3]
There are no schools in Weyba Downs. The nearest government primary school is Noosaville State School in neighbouring Noosaville to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Coolum State High School in Coolum Beach to the south-east. [8]
Attractions
The Lake Weyba Foreshore Walk commences at the northern end of Lake Weyba Drive and follows the lake shore south to neighbouring Peregian Beach. The walk is suitable for pedestrians and horses. To traverse the full walk, somesome wading across creeks may be required. [9]
Noosa National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 121 km north of Brisbane. It is situated near Noosa Heads between the Pacific Ocean and the Sunshine Coast's northern area of urban development and extends southwards, past Lake Weyba to Coolum.
Peregian Beach is a beach and small coastal town on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a suburb split between two local government areas with the eastern coastal in the Shire of Noosa and the western hinterland part in the Sunshine Coast Region. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Peregian Beach had a population of 4,972 people.
Tewantin is a town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Tewantin was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tewantin had a population of 11,164 people.
Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.In the 2021 census, the suburb of Coolum Beach had a population of 9,152 people.
Noosaville is a town and suburb in Noosa in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people.
Sunrise Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Sunrise Beach had a population of 3,415 people.
Castaways Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Castaways Beach had a population of 656 people.
Doonan is a rural residential locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Doonan had a population of 3,459 people.
Marcus Beach is a coastal suburb in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Marcus Beach had a population of 757 people.
Cooroibah is a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cooroibah had a population of 2,178 people.
Tinbeerwah is a semi-rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tinbeerwah had a population of 1,160 people.
Verrierdale is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Verrierdale had a population of 809 people.
Peregian Springs is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Peregian Springs had a population of 7,065 people.
Mount Coolum is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Coolum had a population of 4,265 people.
Yaroomba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yaroomba had a population of 1,623 people.
Valdora is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Valdora had a population of 776 people.
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia.
Ninderry is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution.
Eumundi–Noosa Road is a continuous 15.8-kilometre (9.8 mi) road route in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is signed as State Route 12 for most of its length. For a short distance in Noosaville it is part of State Route 6. It is a state-controlled regional road for most of its length. Part of it is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
