Forrest Beach is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the east, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality while, in the south, it stretches to the Ludlow River.[2][3]
| Forrest Beach Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°34′S 115°28′E / 33.57°S 115.47°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 34 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6271 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Capel | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Capel and the locality of Forrest Beach are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
Two heritage-listed homesteads are located within the locality, Seaview and Rootfield,[6] with Seaview dating back to 1863, having been built by early settler James McCourt, originally named Fatfield. It subsequently changed names and owners on a number of occasions until adopting its current name in 1885.[7]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forrest Beach (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Forrest Beach". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Seaview". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
