| Jarrahwood Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Jarrahwood | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°48′S115°40′E / 33.80°S 115.67°E | ||||||||
| Population | 9 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1932 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6275 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) [2] | ||||||||
| Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Busselton | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Vasse | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||
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Jarrahwood is a small town located in the South West region of Western Australia, near the Vasse Highway between Busselton and Nannup. At the 2021 census, the area had a population of nine.
The town is named for the Jarrah Wood and Saw Mills Company which operated in the area and operated a private railway from the district to Wonnerup, which was purchased by the Government in 1906. It was gazetted in 1932. [3] The town lost much of its population after the closure of the local mill in 1982. A newspaper report from around this time described the town as containing "two schools, a hospital, a sizeable town hall, a number of diverse shops, a post office and about 50 company cottages". [4]
Jarrahwood experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) with warm-to-hot summers and cool winters. [2] It generally receives more rainfall and cooler minimum temperatures than Busselton. [4]
| Climate data for Jarrahwood | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.0 (107.6) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.3 (93.7) | 38.5 (101.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.8 (73.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.7 (44.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | −1.2 (29.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.5 (0.61) | 13.1 (0.52) | 22.5 (0.89) | 49.8 (1.96) | 122.1 (4.81) | 153.9 (6.06) | 178.0 (7.01) | 144.0 (5.67) | 102.7 (4.04) | 55.1 (2.17) | 39.9 (1.57) | 16.6 (0.65) | 909.3 (35.80) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology [2] | |||||||||||||
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