Beela, Western Australia

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.[3]

Beela
Western Australia
Beela is located in Western Australia
Beela
Beela
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Coordinates33°14′04″S 115°54′47″E / 33.23449°S 115.91299°E / -33.23449; 115.91299
Population56 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6224[2]
Elevation88.17 m (289 ft)
Area23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Location142.28 km (88 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Harvey
State electorate(s)Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)Forrest

Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in the 1930s.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "Beela Postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Beela". Boodjar. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "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.