Beela, Western Australia

Beela
Beela
Interactive map of Beela
Coordinates: 33°14′04″S 115°54′47″E / 33.23449°S 115.91299°E / -33.23449; 115.91299
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
  • 142.28 km (88.41 mi) from Perth
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation
88.17 m (289.3 ft)
Population
 • Total56 (SAL 2021)[2]
Time zoneUTC+8
Postcode
6224[3]

Beela is a locality immediately east of Brunswick Junction in the South West of Western Australia. The name Beela means "there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool" in the local Noongar language.[4]

Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in 1938.[5] It supplied Brunswick with drinking water until 2004, when it was decommissioned due to concerns over quality and supply security.[6]

Beela is a stop on the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "Beela Postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Beela". Boodjar. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Future of dam near Brunswick in south-west WA undecided". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd (September 2006). Brunswick River surface water management - Issues scoping report (PDF) (Report). [[Department of Water (Western Australia)|]]. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.