Wieambilla

Wieambilla
Queensland
Wieambilla; Queensland
	Wieambilla
Coordinates	26°58′03″S150°24′35″E / 26.9675°S 150.4097°E
Population	78 (2021 census)
• Density
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
	Suburbs around Wieambilla:

Last updated August 04, 2024

Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] This locality and its surroundings are extensively used for coal seam gas harvesting.^[3] In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.^[1]

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.^[4]

Shootings

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,^[5] were later shot and killed by Queensland police.^[6] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation ^[5] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.^[7] Nathaniel was a former school principal.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wieambilla". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
1 2 "Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
↑ "Environmental health". The State of Queensland; Queensland Health. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
1 2 Smee, Ben (13 December 2022). "Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
↑ Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022). "Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
↑ Chamberlin, Thomas (13 December 2022). "Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush". The Herald Sun . Retrieved 13 December 2022.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wieambilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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[Census2021-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wieambilla". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[3] "Environmental health". The State of Queensland; Queensland Health. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[qfhs-4] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[Smee-5] 1 2 Smee, Ben (13 December 2022). "Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[Read-6] Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022). "Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[:0-7] Chamberlin, Thomas (13 December 2022). "Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush". The Herald Sun . Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[Census2016-8] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wieambilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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