Boorara Brook, Western Australia

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Boorara Brook
Western Australia
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Boorara Brook
Boorara Brook, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°38′54″S116°13′31″E / 34.64836°S 116.22540°E / -34.64836; 116.22540
Population143 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6262
Area280.4 km2 (108.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Boorara Brook:
Northcliffe Crowea Crowea
Meerup Boorara Brook Shannon
Windy Harbour Broke Shannon

Boorara Brook is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. Most of Jane National Park and parts of Boorara-Gardner National Park are located within Boorara Brook. [2] [3]

The locality of Boorara Brook, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boorara Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 30 September 2024. The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...