The Condamine State Forest is in the west of the locality, extending into neighbouring Condamine to the west.[4]
History
The 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.[5]
Police constables 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,[6] were later shot and killed by Queensland police.[7] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation[6] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.[8] Nathaniel was a former school principal.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Wieambilla. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
Condamine State School in neighbouring Condamine to the west
Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the north-east
The nearest government secondary schools are Tara Shire State College in Tara to the south and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla to the north-east.[10]
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