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List Of Towns In Western Australia
This is a list of Towns of Western Australia. In Australia, including in the state of Western Australia, towns are commonly understood to be centres of population not formally declared to be cities or not within the urban area surrounding a city. A * Abbotts – abandoned * Acton Park * Agnew * Ajana * Albany (city) * Aldersyde * Allanson * Amelup * Amery * Ardath * Arrino * Arrowsmith * Arthur River * Augusta * Austin – abandoned * Australind B * Baandee * Babakin * Badgebup * Badgingarra * Badjaling * Bailup * Bakers Hill * Baldivis * Balgo * Balingup * Balkuling * Balladonia * Ballidu * Banksiadale – abandoned * Bardi * Barragup * Beacon * Beermullah * Bejoording * Belka * Bencubbin * Bendering * Benger * Benjaberring * Beverley * Big Bell – abandoned * Bilbarin * Bindi Bindi * Bindoon * Binningup * Binnu * Bodallin * Boddington * Bolgart * Bonnie Rock * Bonnie Vale * Boranup * Borden * Bornholm * Boscabel * Bow Bridge * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australind, Western Australia
Australind is a town in Western Australia, located 12 km north-east of Bunbury's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Harvey. At the 2016 census, Australind had a population of 14,539. History Prior to European settlement, the area was home to the Wardandi people. Early explorers and settlers found them to be excellent trackers, and many of them found employment on farms. The first sighting of the coast was by Captain A. P. Jonk in the VOC ship ''Emeloort'', who sighted land at 33°12' S (most likely opposite the estuary from Australind) on 24 February 1658 while looking for ''Vergulde Draeck'', but did not land. A few months later, ''Elburg'', under Capt. J. P. Peereboom, anchored off what is now Bunbury. Peerboom met three Aboriginal people, and returned to Batavia on 16 July 1658. In 1802–03, Nicolas Baudin visited the coast and explored the estuary and nearby rivers. He named Point Casuarina in Bunbury after one of his ships , and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballidu, Western Australia
Ballidu is a town in the Central Midlands division of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth. Ballidu is also north of the town of Wongan Hills which, along with a few other small towns such as Cadoux and Bindi Bindi make up the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu. History The name Ballidu is a hybrid name, coming from "balli", a Noongar word meaning "on this side" or "in this direction", and "Duli" after a nearby rockhole. The townsite was gazetted in 1914, with street names of the original settlers. A primary school opened in the town on 4 September 1922, moving into permanent premises in 1924. The streets in Ballidu are named after varieties of wheat. The bulk wheat bins in town opened in 1940. Population Located in the Central Midlands division of the Wheatbelt, the town relies upon agriculture, mainly wheat production. Increasing automation in agriculture has seen the size of surrounding holdings increase and the population of the town steadily decrease. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balladonia, Western Australia
Balladonia is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia. It is the first stop east of Norseman on the journey east across the Nullarbor Plain. Between Balladonia and Caiguna is a stretch of the highway which is one of the longest straight stretches of road in the world. History The name is an Aboriginal word meaning "big rock by itself". The area was settled by Europeans in 1879, and the original Balladonia homestead was built away from the present townsite. From 1897 to 1929, Balladonia was a telegraph station on the East-West Telegraph, a telegraph line running from Perth to Adelaide telegraph line, due to a previous coastal line being shorted by salt spray from the Southern Ocean. The arid climate and lack of suitable water sources restricted the town's development. In July 1979, the area gained worldwide attention when the re-entry of the Skylab space station left a trail of debris across the nearby countryside. Balladonia Statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkuling, Western Australia
Balkuling is an abandoned town 192 km east of Perth, Western Australia along the Quairading-York Road situated in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The townsite of Balkuling was gazetted in 1920. The town originated as a siding on the Greenhills-Quairading railway line, which was established in 1907. The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean ''walking'' and is also the name of the locale. Balkuling was once a thriving wheatbelt town with many houses, shops and garages. A school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ... was opened in the town hall in 1922 and continued until 1947 apart from a couple of closures due to lack of students. A new school was brought in from Bellakabella in 1947. References {{authority control T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balingup, Western Australia
Balingup is a town in the South West of Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth, and southeast of the town of Donnybrook. The town takes its name from Balingup Pool, located on the Balingup Brook which flows through the town. The name was first recorded by a surveyor in 1850, and is said to be derived from the name of Noongar warrior, Balingan. Other research by Noongar academic and researcher Len Collard has shown the name derives from the language, meaning "one that is situated there at this place". The town is on the South Western Highway. It originally had a station on the Northcliffe Branch railway, opened in 1898, the same year the town was gazetted. Balingup was known in the twentieth century for fruit and vegetable growing, and more recently for beef cattle and organic produce. There are two long-established religious communities. Balingup hosts annual rural festivals, primarily the Small Farm Field Day (late April) and Medieval Carnivale (August). Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balgo, Western Australia
Balgo, previously Balgo Hills and Balgo Mission, is a community in Western Australia that is linked with both the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert. The community is in the Shire of Halls Creek, off the Tanami Road, and was established by German missionaries in 1939. In the Balgo's population numbered 430. History The community was established following the arrival of German Pallottine Catholic missionaries in the region in 1939. Following the outbreak of World War II, the Australian government designated the missionaries "enemy aliens" and their radio transmitter and firearms were confiscated by police. After earlier sites proved to be unsatisfactory, the present site was chosen, in 1942. The settlement was funded by the federal government as an outstation during the 1980s, along with Yagga Yagga outstation. Indigenous people and language The name Balgo may have been derived from the Kukatja language word , meaning rice grass, which grows nearby. The Kukatja dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldivis, Western Australia
Baldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of Perth, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham. It is located within the City of Rockingham local government area. Housing estates in the suburb include Tuart Ridge, Settlers Hills, Settlers Townside, The Rivergums, Baldivis Central, Baldivis North, Baldivis Gardens, The Chimes, Brightwood, Evermore Heights, The Ridge, The Chase, Highbury Park, Heritage Park, The Dales, Avalon, Woodleigh Grove, Sherwood and Parkland Heights. History The name of Baldivis was thought up by settlers in the area who were attracted to the region by the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme. The name derives from three ships which travelled to Western Australia in 1922, all within six weeks of each other, bringing settlers under the scheme. They were named ''BALranald'', ''DIogenes'' and the ''JerVIS Bay''. It was the maiden voyage for all three ships and they were all built in the same shipyard in the same year. Land parallel to the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakers Hill, Western Australia
Bakers Hill is a town east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The town is located within the Shire of Northam, between Wundowie and Clackline. At the , Bakers Hill had a population of 1276. History The town was originally known as Mount Baker when it was established in 1897. In 1902, the name was changed to Baker's Hill to avoid confusion with the town of Mount Barker in the Great Southern area. The apostrophe was removed from the name in 1944. Military history During World War II, Bakers Hill was the location of the 62nd Field Park Company of the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). Railways Bakers Hill was also a station and siding on the second route of the Eastern Railway between Midland Junction and Spencers Brook. This track was closed in 1966 when the route through the Avon Valley was opened. Although the rail was removed in 1980, remnants of the old station platform are still visible. Climate Bakers Hill has a Mediterranean climate A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailup, Western Australia
Bailup is a Western Australian locality and rural residential estate located northeast of the state capital, Perth, along Toodyay Road. The population recorded at the was 54. The area is split between the Shire of Toodyay and Shire of Mundaring, the latter of which contains most of the Bailup area. History Bailup was named after a nearby creek and a police station and inn established on Toodyay Road in the 1840s. The name is of Noongar origin but its meaning is unclear. The name was approved in early 1999 by the Department of Land Administration. Description Most of the locality is covered in open jarrah, marri and wandoo woodland, with some areas of dense understorey vegetation. Nearby Morangup Hill (), the main feature of a reserve managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on the edge of the Avon Valley National Park, is a granite peak providing extensive views over the surrounding area and is home to several species of birds including the square- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badjaling, Western Australia
Badjaling is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located close to the Salt River, and is approximately west of Perth. History The townsite was originally declared as ''Yuruga'' in 1914 but the name was changed to Badjaling later the same year. The word Badjalling is the Aboriginal name for the nearby soak and springs. ''Badjal'' means the feathers discarded as a bird is plucked. In 1932, the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. The railway siding was the usual location of departure for the annual Stacey lamb train carrying several thousand lambs raised by L J Stacy of Quairading to Robbs Jetty Abattoir. Geography The Pink Lake of Quairading is actually at Badjaling, with the main road, Bruce Rock–Quairading Road, crossing it. See also * Badjaling Nature Reserve Badjaling Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by the Department o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badgingarra, Western Australia
Badgingarra is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan. It lies on the Brand Highway adjacent to the Badgingarra National Park. History The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is a Noongar word said to mean "water by the manna gums". The district was originally surveyed in the 1880s; however, due to the widespread presence of poisonous plants in the area and non-conducive soil types, the land was not developed for agriculture. Little settlement occurred until the 1950s, when the use of trace elements such as zinc and copper in fertilisers allowed for farming to occur on the sandy soils around Badgingarra. In 1955, sufficient population growth had occurred for the gazettal of a townsite to support the settlers. In 1959, the state government established the Badgingarra Research Station, to assist farmers in the development of their enterprises. In 1965, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
