West River, Western Australia
| West River Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  West River | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°37′04″S 119°34′51″E / 33.61782°S 119.58085°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 71 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6346 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,132.8 km2 (437.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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West River is a rural locality of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east. West River borders the Fitzgerald River National Park to the south and the townsite of Fitzgerald to the west. The West River and the Hammersley River originate in the locality. The Long Creek Nature Reserve as well as an unnamed nature reserve are located in the north of West River.[2][3]
History
[edit]West River and the Shire of Ravensthorpe is located on the traditional land of the Wudjari people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
The Old Ongerup Road in West River is listed on the shire's heritage register, dating back to the late 1860s.[6]
Nature reserves
[edit]The following nature reserves are located within West River. Both are located within the Esperance Plains bioregion, with the unnamed nature reserve also stretching into the Mallee bioregion:[7]
- Long Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 23 March 1973 and has a size of 3.22 square kilometres (1.24 sq mi).
- Unnamed WA31424 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 7 July 1972 and has a size of 29.36 square kilometres (11.34 sq mi).
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Wudjari (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Old Ongerup Road". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
