Coordinates: 33°51′S 115°57′E / 33.85°S 115.95°E / -33.85; 115.95

Southampton, Western Australia

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Southampton
Western Australia
Wright's Bridge over the Blackwood River in Southampton
Map
Coordinates33°51′S 115°57′E / 33.85°S 115.95°E / -33.85; 115.95
Population84 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6253
Area126.1 km2 (48.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)Forrest
Localities around Southampton:
Mullalyup Balingup Greenbushes
Nannup Southampton Greenbushes
Nannup Maranup Maranup

Southampton is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River and runs through the locality from its south-eastern corner to the north-west.[2][3]

Southampton and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]

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.[7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southampton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "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
  7. ^ "Heritage places search results: Southampton". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Shire of Donnybrook Balingup municipal heritage inventory" (PDF). www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Ferndale". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Lewana". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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