Southampton, Western Australia
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Wright's Bridge over the Blackwood River in Southampton | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°51′S 115°57′E / 33.85°S 115.95°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 126.1 km2 (48.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 84 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6253 | ||||||||||||
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Southampton is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River runs through the locality from its south-eastern corner to the north-west.[3][4]
Southampton and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]
The locality is home to three heritage listed sites: two of which are on the State Register of Heritage Places, Ferndale and Lewana, while the third one, Bridge Cottage, is on the municipal register.[8][9] Ferndale, a single-storey mud brick and corrugated iron building and one of the earliest homesteads in the area, dates back to 1859, built by the earliest white settlers in the Balingup district.[10] Lewana, meaning wind in the local indigenous language, dates back to 1931, and consists of a homestead, a barn, five forestry cottages, a cabin, a workshop and seven single garages. All buildings are constructed from jarrah and weatherboard, with corrugated iron roofs.[11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southampton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southampton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
- ^ "Heritage places search results: Southampton". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Donnybrook Balingup municipal heritage inventory" (PDF). www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Ferndale". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Lewana". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.