Tonebridge, Western Australia

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Tonebridge
Western Australia
Tonebridge, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°14′S116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E / -34.23; 116.71
Population20 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6244
Area247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 326 km (203 mi) from Perth
  • 163 km (101 mi) from Bunbury
LGA(s) Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Tonebridge:
Chowerup Chowerup Mobrup
Perup Tonebridge Frankland River
Perup Mordalup Frankland River

Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia. [2] [3]

Tonebridge is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang (also spelt Kaniyang) people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River. [7]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonebridge (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 August 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.