Coomberdale is a small town located along the Midlands Road between Moora and Watheroo in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It had 56 residents in the 2021 census.
| Coomberdale Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Coomberdale Hall, 2014. | |
  Coomberdale | |
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| Coordinates | 30°28′S 116°02′E / 30.467°S 116.033°E |
| Population | 56 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1895 |
| Postcode(s) | 6512 |
| Elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| Area | 275.5 km2 (106.4 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moora |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
The Midland Railway Company constructed a railway siding in 1895 when the Midland line to Walkaway was opened.[2] The town's name comes from a well that was named by the explorer Alexander Forrest when he surveyed a property for Edmund King who settled there in 1866.
The Coomberdale Hall, a timber framed, weatherboard clad structure with a corrugated iron roof, was built in about 1920. It is now heritage listed, and used as an adjunct to the adjoining community centre.[3]
The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a CBH Group receival site.[4]
A silicon producer, Simcoa, has a quartz mine[5] close to the town. The mineral mined there, Coomberdale chert, is situated in the Coomberdale (also known as Noondine) threatened ecological community that contains some threatened species such as Acacia aristulata and Cryptandra glabiflora.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coomberdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Coomberdale Hall". State Heritage Office. Government of Western Australia - State Heritage Office. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Simcoa Operations - FAQ". 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Extension of Quartz Mining and Strategy for Resource Access and Biodiversity Conservation - Simcoas operations" (PDF). 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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