Millbrook, Western Australia

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Millbrook
Western Australia
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Millbrook
Millbrook, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°54′40″S117°52′27″E / 34.91111°S 117.87417°E / -34.91111; 117.87417
Population284 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6330
Area19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Location
  • 379 km (235 mi) SE of Perth
  • 12 km (7 mi) N of Albany
LGA(s) City of Albany
State electorate(s) Albany
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Millbrook:
Green Valley Green Valley Napier
Green Valley Millbrook Napier
Willyung Willyung King River

Millbrook is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The King River forms the south-western border of the locality. The Mill Brook runs through the locality from north to south before flowing into the King River at its southern border. The Mill Brook Nature Reserve however is located further upstream, in the locality of Green Valley. [2] [3]

Millbrook and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The heritage listed Lange Homestead is located within Millbrook. A homestead, originally called Tukurua then renamed to Greendale, was built in 1912 and 1913. It is one of the oldest stone buildings in the area. The property was purchased in 1929 by Friedrich Wilhelm Lange, who had previously been an early settler in the Wandering area; he renamed the property Greendale after his previous residence there. His son Benno Lange took over the property and was the chairman of the Albany Road Board and the president of the Albany Shire Council for 21 consecutive years. Lange was awarded the Order of Australia and sold the property in 1973. [8]

The small river flowing through the locality, the Mill Brook, has a catchment area of 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi). [9]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Millbrook (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  4. "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 22 October 2024. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
  8. "Lange Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. "Mill Brook" (PDF). www.wa.gov.au. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development . Retrieved 22 October 2024.