Weir River, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°43′21″S 150°38′09″E / 27.7225°S 150.6358°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 570.0 km2 (220.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 19 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0333/km2 (0.0863/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4406 | ||||||||||||
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Weir River is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Weir River had a population of 19 people.[1]
The Moonie Highway enters the locality from the north (Marmadua) and exits to the north-west (Moonie).[3]
The watercourse Weir River enters the locality from the east (the locality of Cattle Creek) and flows westward through the locality, exiting to the west (Moonie).[4]
The Waar Waar State Forest is in the north-west of the locality. There are two sections of the Boondandilla State Forest in the locality, one section in the west of the locality and the other in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[5]
