Green Valley, Western Australia

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Green Valley is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Albany Highway forms the western border of the locality.[3]

Green Valley
Western Australia
Green Valley is located in Western Australia
Green Valley
Green Valley
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Coordinates34°52′46″S 117°49′21″E / 34.87944°S 117.82250°E / -34.87944; 117.82250
Population57 (2021)[1]
 • Density0.898/km2 (2.325/sq mi)
Postcode(s)6328[2]
Area63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor

The Mill Brook Nature Reserve takes up a substantial part of the locality in the north-east.[4][5]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 Australian census, 57 people resided in Green Valley,[1] up from 50 in the 2016 census.[6] The median age of persons in Green Valley was 49 years. There were fewer males than females, with 47.5% of the population male and 52.5% female. The average household size was 3.2 people per household.[1]

Nature reserve

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The Mill Brook Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 October 1924, has a size of 14.84 square kilometres (5.73 sq mi) and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[7]

The brook flowing through the locality and nature reserve, the Mill Brook,[8] has a catchment area of 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi).[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Green Range (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2023.  
  2. ^ "Green Valley". Australia Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ Jones, Daryl (2008), Aerial photographs of Green Valley, 2008, retrieved 22 October 2024
  4. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Green Valley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2023.  
  7. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ Galeforce Photography (1980), Mill Brook Nature Reserve near Albany, 12 October 1980, retrieved 22 October 2024
  9. ^ "Mill Brook" (PDF). www.wa.gov.au. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 22 October 2024.