Weyba Downs, Queensland

Weyba Downs is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 296 people.[1]

Weyba Downs
Queensland
Weyba Downs
Coordinates26.4486°S 153.0458°E / -26.4486; 153.0458
Population296 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density48.5/km2 (125.7/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4562
Area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location124 km (77 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)Ninderry
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Weyba Downs:
Doonan Noosaville Noosaville
Doonan Weyba Downs Noosaville
Doonan Peregian Beach Peregian Beach

Geography

Weyba Downs is on the Sunshine Coast. The eastern boundary of the locality is the western shore of Lake Weyba, a tidal lake that flows into Noosa River and is within the locality of Noosaville.

History

Weyba is believed to mean "place of stingrays"[2] or "place of flying squirrels".[3][4] Weyba Downs now covers the area previously known as Peregian Beach South.

In the 2016 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 296 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weyba Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Weyba Downs – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48931)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D" (PDF). Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  4. "South East Queensland - Place Names". Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  • "Weyba Downs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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