Parryville is a rural locality of the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, on the shore of the Southern Ocean. The South Coast Highway runs through the north of Parryville, and the Owingup and Quarram Nature Reserves are both partially located in Parryville.[2][3]
| Parryville Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Parryville | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°00′11″S 117°06′14″E / 35.00303°S 117.10383°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6333 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 79.9 km2 (30.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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History
editParryville and the Shire of Denmark, according to the shire's website, are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation.[4] The Mineng's traditional lands cover the majority of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are to the west and, according to other sources, do not extend into the Shire of Denmark.[5][6][7]
The Point Hillier Cairn, located near the south coast of Parryville, is listed on the shire's heritage register. It is rock cairn built as a trigonometric station between 1876 and 1879.[8]
The Parry's Beach Settlement is also on the shire's heritage list. Originally a fishing settlement, only two shacks and a boat shed remain at what is now a popular campsite.[9]
The Parryville Hall and the Parryville Group Settlement House are located in what is now the locality of William Bay, to the east of Parryville. Parryville was settled as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in the 1920s, being part of Group Settlement number 113.[10][11]
Owingup Swamp, in the west of the locality and now part of the Owingup Nature Reserve, was once seen as an area of great market gardening potential when the Group Settlement was established there.[12]
Nature reserves
editThe following nature reserves are partially located within Parryville. Both are located within the Warren bioregion:[13]
- Owingup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 16 June 1989 and has a size of 24.59 square kilometres (9.49 sq mi).
- Quarram Nature Reserve was gazetted on 6 February 1976 and has a size of 38.25 square kilometres (14.77 sq mi).
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parryville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Denmark". www.denmark.wa.gov.au. Shire of Denmark. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
The Shire of Denmark respectfully acknowledges the Minang and Bibbulmun people of the Noongar nation who have cared for these lands and waters around Denmark for thousands of years
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Point Hillier Cairn". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Parry's Beach Settlement". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Group Settlement House (Parryville)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Parryville Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Owingup, a Revelation". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1923. p. 9. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
