Boxwood Hill, Western Australia

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Boxwood Hill
Western Australia
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Boxwood Hill
Boxwood Hill, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°21′40″S118°44′42″E / 34.361°S 118.745°E / -34.361; 118.745 Coordinates: 34°21′40″S118°44′42″E / 34.361°S 118.745°E / -34.361; 118.745
Population91 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1963
Postcode(s) 6338
Elevation133 m (436 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Jerramungup
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor

Boxwood Hill is a locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated at the intersection of the South Coast Highway and the Borden-Bremer Bay Road. The townsite was gazetted in 1963, named after a local shrub, Microcorys sp. Boxwood. [2]

The town itself is composed of only a roadhouse and three houses, but is best known for its sporting facilities. The sports club has facilities for football, netball, hockey, cricket and tennis, and is known to host over 200 people to sporting events. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boxwood Hill (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  3. Edwina Farley (22 January 2008). "Three houses and a roadhouse, but what a sports ground!". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 25 March 2013.