Takalarup, Western Australia

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Takalarup
Western Australia
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Takalarup
Takalarup, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°36′S118°2′E / 34.600°S 118.033°E / -34.600; 118.033
Population127 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6324
Area441.1 km2 (170.3 sq mi)
Time zone AWST (UTC+8)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Plantagenet
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Takalarup:
Stirling Range NP Stirling Range NP Stirling Range NP
Woogenellup Takalarup South Stirling
Porongurup Napier Palmdale

Takalarup is a locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Stirling Range National Park forms its northern border and the Kalgan River runs through the south-west of the locality. The Chillinup Nature Reserve is located within Takalarup, as is a small section of the South Stirling Nature Reserve. [2] [3]

It lies to the East of the Porongurup Range and South of the Stirling Range, being 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the town of Mount Barker, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) north-northeast of Albany. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 127.

Nature reserve

The Chillinup Nature Reserve is fully located within Takalarup and was gazetted on 31 July 1959, has a size of 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi), and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion. [4]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Takalarup (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 15 October 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water . Retrieved 10 November 2024.