Yourdamung Lake, Western Australia

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Yourdamung Lake
Western Australia
Yourdamung Lake, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°05′S116°20′E / 33.09°S 116.33°E / -33.09; 116.33
Population14 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6225
Area558.3 km2 (215.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Collie
State electorate(s) Collie-Preston
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Yourdamung Lake:
Hoffman Upper Murray Lower Hotham
Harris River Yourdamung Lake Quindanning
Palmer Buckingham Williams

Yourdamung Lake is a predominantly forested rural locality of the Shire of Collie in the South West region of Western Australia. Except for the Collie to Williams Road in the very south of Yourdamung Lake, no major roads lead through the locality. [2] [3]

The locality of Yourdamung Lake and the north-eastern part of the Shire of Collie are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people [4] [5] of the Noongar nation. [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yourdamung Lake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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