Cataby, Western Australia

Cataby
Western Australia
Cataby roadhouse
Cataby is located in Western Australia
Cataby
Cataby
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Coordinates30°43′12″S 115°25′26″E / 30.72°S 115.424°E / -30.72; 115.424
Population103 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6507
Area178.3 km2 (68.8 sq mi)
Location170 km (106 mi) N of Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Dandaragan
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack

Cataby is a small settlement approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The area was once called West Dandaragan,[2] with the town of Dandaragan located 17 km to the east.

The Cataby Important Bird Area, which supports an important breeding population of the short-billed black cockatoo, lies 2 km south-east of the town.[3]

Tronox have a titanium mine site at Cooljarloo, near Cataby. Concentrate is transported by road train to the processing facility at Chandala, near Muchea.

The area has also been explored for mineral sands.[4]

The town was threatened by a bushfire in 2010, which closed the Brand Highway for a few hours; the fire was contained shortly afterward.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cataby (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Perth to Monkey Mia drive Archived 17 June 2005 at the Wayback Machine ninemsn.com.au, accessed: 24 May 2010
  3. ^ "IBA: Cataby". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ^ Cataby Mineral Sands Project : Iluka Resources Limited / report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority. Perth, W.A. : Environmental Protection Authority, 2005. Bulletin, 1030-0120 ; 1212 "December 2005" Title on CD-ROM: Cataby Mineral Sands Project environmental protection statement / Iluka. ISBN 0-7307-6853-8
  5. ^ "Cataby Bushfire Contained". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.