Peaceful Bay Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Aerial view of the village and bay, 1980 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°02′19″S116°55′40″E / 35.03869°S 116.92776°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 71 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6333 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Denmark | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Peaceful Bay is a town and locality in the Shire of Denmark, Great Southern region of Western Australia. [2] [3]
The village is partially surrounded by Walpole-Nornalup National Park. The village is mostly residential with a small area zoned for tourism. There is a chalet development. Peaceful Bay road leads out of the town; the "Original Peaceful Bay Settlement" is on the road and is considered of historical value. [4] [5] The bay to the east of the town is called Foul Bay. [6]
Peaceful bay is represented in the Parliament of Australia by the Division of O'Connor, [7] and in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly by the electoral district of Warren-Blackwood. [8] At the local level, it is part of the Shire of Denmark. [9]
In the 2021 census, Peaceful Bay had a population of 71 people, with 19 families and 261 private dwellings. There was an average of 1.8 people and 1.6 motor vehicles per dwelling. [10]
Peaceful Bay has a Csb climate. [11]