Mount Romance, Western Australia

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Mount Romance
Western Australia
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Mount Romance
Mount Romance, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°48′38″S117°08′06″E / 34.81043°S 117.13498°E / -34.81043; 117.13498
Population0 (SAL 2016) [1] [2]
Postcode(s) 6333
Area306.6 km2 (118.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Denmark
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Mount Romance:
Rocky Gully Perillup Perillup
Trent Mount Romance Mount Lindesay
Kentdale Kordabup Scotsdale

Mount Romance is a rural locality of the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Kent River flows through Mount Romance from north to south while the Denmark River forms its eastern boundary. Much of the locality is covered by protected areas, the Mount Lindesay National Park and the Mount Roe National Park. The actual mountain, Mount Romance, is located near the centre of the locality. [3] [4]

Mount Romance and the Shire of Denmark, according to the shire's website, are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation. [5] The Mineng's traditional lands cover the majority of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are to the west and, according to other sources, do not extend into the Shire of Denmark. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Romance (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Romance (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. "Welcome to the Shire of Denmark". www.denmark.wa.gov.au. Shire of Denmark. Retrieved 7 December 2024. The Shire of Denmark respectfully acknowledges the Minang and Bibbulmun people of the Noongar nation who have cared for these lands and waters around Denmark for thousands of years
  6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 7 December 2024.