Weir River, Queensland

Weir River is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Weir River had a population of 19 people.

Geography

The Moonie Highway enters the locality from the north and exits to the north-west.
The watercourse Weir River enters the locality from the east and flows westward through the locality, exiting to the west.
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.

Demographics

In the, Weir River had a population of 21 people.
In the, Weir River had a population of 19 people.

Education

There are no schools in Weir River. The nearest government primary schools are Moonie State School in neighbouring Moonie to the west, Kindon State School in Kindon to the south-east, and Cecil Plains State School in Cecil Plains to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School and Tara Shire State College in Tara to the north-west. Students in the south of Weir River may be too distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.