Rocky Gully, Western Australia

Rocky Gully
Western Australia
Rocky Gully General Store
Rocky Gully is located in Western Australia
Rocky Gully
Rocky Gully
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Coordinates34°30′34″S 117°00′42″E / 34.50944°S 117.01167°E / -34.50944; 117.01167
Population92 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1951
Postcode(s)6397
Elevation243 m (797 ft)
Area883.3 km2 (341.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Plantagenet
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Rocky Gully:
Frankland River Frankland River Perillup
Lake Muir Rocky Gully Perillup
North Walpole Trent Mount Romance

Rocky Gully is a small town and locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. A large part of the south of the locality is covered by the Mount Roe National Park. Additionally, the Tootanellup Nature Reserve is also located within Rocky Gully.[2][3]

The town is located along the Muir Highway, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the Kent River.

History

A site was selected for a town when land in the area was sub-divided in the 1930s. By 1951 a small community was established as part of the War Service land settlement scheme and the townsite was gazetted.[4]

Nature reserve

The Tootanellup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 24 November 1944, has a size of 9.44 square kilometres (3.64 sq mi), and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rocky Gully (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "History of country town names – R". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 November 2024.