Diamond Tree, Western Australia

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Diamond Tree
Western Australia
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Diamond Tree
Diamond Tree, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°20′46″S116°06′46″E / 34.34610°S 116.11279°E / -34.34610; 116.11279
Population28 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6258
Area40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Diamond Tree:
Jardee Jardee Middlesex
Channybearup Diamond Tree Smith Brook
Eastbrook Eastbrook Collins

Diamond Tree is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The South Western Highway forms the eastern border of the locality while the Vasse Highway forms its south-eastern one. Parts of the Sir James Mitchell National Park is also located within Diamond Tree. [2] [3]

The heritage listed Diamond Tree, with its former fire lookout tower, is located in the north-east of the locality. It was used as a fire lookout from 1940 to 1974, with the lookout at a height of 54 metres (177 ft). [4]

The locality of Diamond Tree, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation. [5] [6] [7]

The locality was a stop on the Northcliffe Branch railway. [8]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Diamond Tree (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 29 September 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. "Diamond Tree Fire Lookout Tower". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 29 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 ...
  8. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 29 September 2024.