| Weyba Downs | |||||||||||||
| Population: | 296 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4562 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone: | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 124 km (77 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Ninderry | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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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]
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.
A small watercourse that enters the southern shoreline of Weyba Downs is known as Murdering Creek. It is thought that it signifies a massacre of local Aboriginal tribes in the 1860s or 1870s, shortly before the pastoral run was taken up.
In the 2016 census, Weyba Downs had a population of 296 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weyba Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC33084. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Weyba Downs (entry 48931)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/details.php?id=48931. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D". http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/docs/CommGuide05PartD.pdf. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- ^ "South East Queensland - Place Names". http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page67.html. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
External links[]
- "Weyba Downs". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. http://queenslandplaces.com.au/weyba-downs.
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