Borderdale, Western Australia
| Borderdale Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Borderdale | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°03′08″S 117°23′55″E / 34.05212°S 117.39850°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 29 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6320 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Borderdale is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Albany Highway forms the south-western border of the locality. The eastern part of the gazetted townsite of Tunney is located in Borderdale, while the western part is located in Cranbrook, with the Albany Highway forming the border.[2][3]
The west of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup, including Borderdale, is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation,[4] while the east of the shire is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
The historic townsite of Tunney was gazetted in 1912,[7] but the area is now forested, with no buildings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Borderdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
