Weipa Airport, Queensland

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

Weipa Airport is a rural locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population".^[1]

Weipa Airport Queensland
Weipa Airport
Coordinates	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)
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

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]