Forest Hill, Western Australia
| Forest Hill Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Forest Hill | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°34′45″S 117°27′37″E / 34.57917°S 117.46030°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 143 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6324 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 206.2 km2 (79.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Plantagenet | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Forest Hill is a rural locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Muir Highway passes through the locality from west to east, as does the Hay River. The Pardelup, Pardelup Road, Kwornicup Lake and Wamballup Nature Reserves are located within Forest Hill. Pardelup Prison Farm is also located within Forest Hill.[2][3]
History
[edit]Forest Hill and the Shire of Plantagenet are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6][7]
The Forest Hill Agricultural Hall is listed on the shire's heritage register,[8] having officially been opened in November 1911.[9]
Nature reserves
[edit]Four nature reserves are located within Forest Hill, all located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion:[10]
- Kwornicup Lake Nature Reserve was gazetted on 19 October 1973 and has a size of 2.29 square kilometres (0.88 sq mi).
- Pardelup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 1 December 1950 and has a size of 6.07 square kilometres (2.34 sq mi).
- Pardelup Road Nature Reserve was gazetted on 24 September 1948 and has a size of 0.42 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi).
- Wamballup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 6 August 1909 and has a size of 4.74 square kilometres (1.83 sq mi).
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Hill (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Plantagenet". www.plantagenet.wa.gov.au. Shire of Plantagenet. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
The Shire of Plantagenet acknowledges the traditional custodians of our area and their continuing connection to the land and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Menang Noongar community ...
- ^ "Forest Hill Agricultural Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
Location: North Woogenilup Rd Woogenilup
- ^ "Forest Hill Agricultural Hall". The Albany Advertiser. Albany: National Library of Australia. 4 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
