Beela, Western Australia

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Beela
Western Australia
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Beela
Beela, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°14′04″S115°54′47″E / 33.23449°S 115.91299°E / -33.23449; 115.91299
Population56 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6224 [2]
Elevation88.17 m (289 ft)
Area23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Location142.28 km (88 mi) from Perth
LGA(s) Shire of Harvey
State electorate(s) Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s) Forrest

Beela is a locality immediately east of Brunswick Junction in the South West of Western Australia. The name Beela means "there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool" in the local Noongar language. [3]

Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in 1938. [4] It supplied Brunswick with drinking water until 2004, when it was decommissioned due to concerns over quality and supply security. [5]

Beela is a stop on the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Beela Postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "Beela". Boodjar. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Future of dam near Brunswick in south-west WA undecided". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd (September 2006). Brunswick River surface water management - Issues scoping report (PDF) (Report). [[Department of Water (Western Australia)|]]. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.