South Stirling is a townsite and locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The entirety of the townsite is now located within the South Stirling Nature Reserve.[2][3] it is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) north-east of Albany. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 22. It is situated at the foot of the Stirling Range. Other close small towns are Mount Barker, Wellstead, and Manypeaks.
| South Stirling Western Australia | |
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  South Stirling | |
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| Coordinates | 34°32′S 118°12′E / 34.533°S 118.200°E |
| Population | 22 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1959 |
| Postcode(s) | 6324 |
| Area | 148.4 km2 (57.3 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Albany |
| State electorate(s) | Albany |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
The town was gazetted in 1959 and named after the near-by Stirling Range. The town was established in the early 1950s as part of the South Stirlings War Service Land Settlement Scheme but it was only gazetted after enough settlers had been attracted.[4]
It is the hometown of Hockeyroos player Kathryn Slattery, who represents Australia in field hockey.[5]
Nature reserve
editThe South Stirling Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1963, has a size of 1.715 square kilometres (0.662 sq mi), and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Stirling (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Kathryn Slattery". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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