Carlotta, Western Australia

Carlotta
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Coordinates: 34°08′S115°48′E / 34.13°S 115.80°E / -34.13; 115.80
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Nannup
Location	238 km (148 mi) from Perth 63 km (39 mi) from Busselton 13 km (8.1 mi) from Nannup
Government
•  State electorate	Warren-Blackwood
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	364.7 km2 (140.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	103 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6275
Localities around Carlotta Jalbarragup Nannup East Nannup Darradup Carlotta Glenoran Darradup Biddelia Peerabeelup

Carlotta is a rural locality of the Shire of Nannup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Vasse Highway runs through the centre of the locality, with the Easter National Park stretching along the east side of the highway. The south-western part of the locality is taken up by the Milyeannup National Park while the remainder is predominantly covered by state forest. Its north-western boundary is made up by the Brockman Highway and Nannup Airport is located in the north-west as well, inside the Kearney State Forest. ^{[2] [3]}

It is located on the traditional land of the Noongar nation. ^[4]

The historic Jangardup Stock Route runs through the locality on the route that is now the Vasse Highway. It was last used as a stock route in the mid-1960s. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carlotta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "Welcome to the Shire of Nannup". www.nannup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The Shire of Nannup acknowledges the Wardandi and Bibbulmun people as the native title holders of the lands and waters in and around Nannup
5. "Jangardup Stock Route & Stock Camp - Post & Rail Stockyard". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 26 July 2024.