Lake Toolbrunup is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Anderson Lake and the Three Swamps Nature Reserves are located within Lake Toolbrunup.[2][3]
| Lake Toolbrunup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Lake Toolbrunup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°06′39″S 117°54′15″E / 34.11072°S 117.90430°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6320 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 411.2 km2 (158.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Toolbrunup Peak is the name of a mountain in the Stirling Range, which is south of the locality.[3]
History
editThe west of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation,[4] while the east of the shire, including Lake Toolbrunup, is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
Toolbrunup was a siding on the Tambellup to Ongerup railway line, with the siding opening in 1912 and closing in 1981, but the location of this siding is to the north of the current locality, in Dartnall.[7][8] The site of the Toolbrunup railway siding is now on the shire's heritage list.[9]
The former Toolbrunup School, in the north-west of the current locality, was opened in 1903, expanded in 1918 and closed 30 years later. It is heritage listed as a rare surviving example of a one teacher school.[10]
Nature reserves
editThe Anderson Lake Nature Reserve was gazetted on 5 December 1958, has a size of 4.79 square kilometres (1.85 sq mi) and is located within the Mallee bioregion.[11]
The Three Swamps Nature Reserve was gazetted on 12 January 1962, has a size of 3.57 square kilometres (1.38 sq mi) and is also located within the Mallee bioregion.[11]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Toolbrunup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Back Along the Line: Section 31 Avon Yard - Albany" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Railway Siding - Toolbrunup". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Toolbrunup School (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
