Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction.
| Waterloo Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Waterloo | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°20′S 115°46′E / 33.33°S 115.76°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 144 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6228 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dardanup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The population of the town was 41 (23 males and 18 females) in 1898.[2]
In December 2013 the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC's) Greater Bunbury Strategy identified an urban expansion area in the north of Waterloo.[3] In April 2016 the WAPC released a draft Wanju District Structure Plan for the 1,245 ha (4.81 sq mi) urban expansion area, showing the broad layout of the urban expansion area and a conceptual fly-through video.[4] "Wanju" means "welcome" in the Noongar language. The Wanju District Structure Plan will provide an estimated 20,000 dwellings and 4,000 jobs.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waterloo (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "POPULATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Western Australian Planning Commission (December 2015). Greater Bunbury Strategy (Report). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Wanju District Structure Plan (draft) conceptual video". Western Australian Planning Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Wanju District Structure Plan (Draft)". Western Australian Planning Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
