Weemelah

About Weemelah

Weemelah is a small village in Moree Plains Shire, in the far north-west of New South Wales, situated 3 kilometres north of the Carnarvon Highway and approximately 27 kilometres east of Mungindi near the Queensland border. The locality covers a vast 579 square kilometres of flat, open agricultural land characteristic of the black soil plains of the Moree Plains, where cotton farming, grain cropping, and pastoral grazing dominate the landscape. With a recorded population of 86 in the 2021 Census, Weemelah is one of the more isolated localities in New South Wales, lying some 120 kilometres north-west of Moree.

Weemelah has a small historic community hub, including the Weemelah Hall where the Country Women's Association of NSW has traditionally gathered. The village's history is tied to the former North West railway line, with a station originally opened in 1914 as Bunarba and renamed Weemelah in 1926, though passenger services ceased in the 1970s. Today, residents rely entirely on private vehicles for access to services, with Mungindi the nearest town for basic supplies, and Moree providing the closest full range of health, shopping, and education facilities. The nearby Carnarvon Highway connects the area to outback touring routes along the NSW-Queensland border.

Weemelah falls under postcode 2406 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Warrego electorate.

Nearby Suburbs

• Mungindi, NSW 2406
• Boomi, NSW 2405
• Garah, NSW 2405
• Bangheet, NSW 2404
• Bingara, NSW 2404
• Blue Nobby, NSW 2408