The locality takes its name from the name of a parish, which in turn was named after a pastoral run operated by Charles George Temple Chauvel in the 1850s, which may have been named after the Wieambilla Creek.[2]
Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926.[4]
Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and a neighbour, Alan Dare, were murdered on 12 December 2022 at a rural property in Wieambilla. The perpetrators, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife, Stacey Train,[5] were later shot and killed by Queensland police.[6] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation[5] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'.[7] Nathaniel was a former school principal.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people.[1]