Brookhampton, Western Australia

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Brookhampton
Western Australia
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The state heritage listed Brookhampton War Memorial in January 2022
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Brookhampton
Brookhampton, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°36′32″S115°52′19″E / 33.609°S 115.872°E / -33.609; 115.872
Population249 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6239
Area54.3 km2 (21.0 sq mi)
LGA(s) Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
State electorate(s) Collie-Preston
Federal division(s) Forrest
Localities around Brookhampton:
Beelerup Beelerup Charley Creek
Upper Capel Brookhampton Thomson Brook
Newlands Kirup Kirup

Brookhampton is a locality in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.

It was first established as a railway station on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway line, which was completed in 1898. [2] A primary school operated in the town from 1899 until 1940. The local hall was an important community event location in the 1920s. [3] [4] A woodchip mill was proposed for the locality in the early 2000s. [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brookhampton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "DONNYBROOK-BRIDGETOWN RAILWAY". The Inquirer and Commercial News . Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 212. Western Australia. 4 November 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "BROOKHAMPTON". South Western Times . Western Australia. 1 August 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2020 via Trove.
  4. "BROOKHAMPTON". South Western Times . Western Australia. 12 August 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2020 via Trove.
  5. "EPA chief attacks woodchip mill site", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008232i2083, 20 August 2002, ISSN   1320-6680
  6. "Safety fears over mill plans for Donnybrook", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008176i9801, 25 June 2002, ISSN   1320-6680
  7. "Legal action on mill threatened", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008325i6161, 21 November 2002, ISSN   1320-6680