Walmsley, Western Australia

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Walmsley
Walmsley, Western Australia
Coordinates: 34°58′53″S117°54′00″E / 34.98152°S 117.89987°E / -34.98152; 117.89987
Country Australia
State Western Australia
LGA
Location
  • 386 km (240 mi) SE of Perth
  • 6 km (3.7 mi) N of Albany
Government
   State electorate
   Federal division
Area
  Total
10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
  Total47 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode
6330
Localities around Walmsley
Willyung King River Lower King
Warrenup Walmsley Bayonet Head
Milpara Lange Bayonet Head

Walmsley is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Chester Pass Road forms the western boundary of Walmsley. [2] [3]

Walmsley is on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation. [4]

The heritage-listed Eyre and Wylie Memorial is located in Walmsley, within Allambie Park Cemetery. Edward John Eyre and his Aboriginal companion Wylie traversed the Nullarbor Plain in 1841, crossing from Fowlers Bay, South Australia, to Albany. The memorial is located at the end point of their track and is one of five to commemorate the journey. It was installed around 1965. [5]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walmsley (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 25 October 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
  5. "Eyre and Wylie Memorial". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 25 October 2024.