Coomberdale, Western Australia

Coomberdale
Western Australia
Coomberdale; Western Australia
	Coomberdale Hall, 2014.
	Coomberdale
Coordinates	30°28′S116°02′E / 30.467°S 116.033°E Coordinates: 30°28′S116°02′E / 30.467°S 116.033°E
Population	64 (2016 census)
Established	1895
Postcode(s)	6512
Elevation	220 m (722 ft)
Location	194 km (121 mi) north of Perth ; 20 km (12 mi) north of Moora ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Moora
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal Division(s)	Durack

Last updated September 28, 2021

Coomberdale is a small town located along the Midlands Road between Moora and Watheroo in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It had 64 residents in the 2016 census.^[2]

The Midland Railway Company constructed a railway siding in 1895 when the Midland to Walkaway line was opened.^[3] The town's name comes from a well that was named by the explorer Alexander Forrest when he surveyed a property for Edmund King who settled there in 1866.

The Coomberdale Hall, a timber framed, weatherboard clad structure with a corrugated iron roof, was built in about 1920. It is now heritage listed, and used as an adjunct to the adjoining community centre.^[4]

The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.^[5]

A silicon producer, Simcoa, has a quartz mine^[6] close to the town. The mineral mined there, Coomberdale chert, is situated in the Coomberdale (also known as Noondine) threatened ecological community that contains some threatened species such as Acacia aristulata and Cryptandra glabiflora.^[7]

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coomberdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
↑ "2016 Census QuickStats: Coomberdale".
↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – C" . Retrieved 12 February 2011.
↑ "Coomberdale Hall". State Heritage Office. Government of Western Australia - State Heritage Office. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
↑ "CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
↑ "Simcoa Operations - FAQ". 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
↑ "Extension of Quartz Mining and Strategy for Resource Access and Biodiversity Conservation - Simcoas operations" (PDF). 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

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[census16-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coomberdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[2] "2016 Census QuickStats: Coomberdale".

[3] Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – C" . Retrieved 12 February 2011.

[4] "Coomberdale Hall". State Heritage Office. Government of Western Australia - State Heritage Office. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[5] "CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

[6] "Simcoa Operations - FAQ". 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

[7] "Extension of Quartz Mining and Strategy for Resource Access and Biodiversity Conservation - Simcoas operations" (PDF). 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

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