Beelerup, Western Australia

Beelerup Western Australia
Coordinates	33.58°S 115.85°E / -33.58; 115.85
Population	126 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6239
Area	27 km^2 (10 sq mi)
Location	180 km (112 mi) from Perth 34 km (21 mi) from Bunbury 2 km (1 mi) from Donnybrook
LGA(s)	Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
State electorate(s)	Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)	Forrest
Localities around Beelerup: Crooked Brook Wellington Forest Crooked Brook Donnybrook Beelerup Queenwood Donnybrook Brookhampton Charley Creek

Beelerup is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia, along the Preston River.^[2][3]

Beelerup and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.^[4][5][6]

The locality is home to three heritage listed sites, the Hale Mauka or Round House, and two locations in the Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry.^[7] The Hale Mauka homestead was designed and built by its original owner, Augustus Sharp, in 1905. Sharp was the first settler in the area to pump water for irrigation from the near-by Preston River and became a prominent fruit grower and member of the Preston Road District.^[8]

Beelerup was once a siding on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway but the railway line ceased operation in 1982.^[9][10] The original Beelerup siding opened in 1909, was relocated in 1912 and closed in 1961.^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beelerup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
4. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
5. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
6. "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 14 July 2024. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
7. "Heritage places search results: Beelerup". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
8. "Hale Mauka". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
9. "Western Australia Railways Passenger Stations and Stops" (PDF). www.branchline.uk. The Branch Line Society. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
10. "Railway Precinct, Donnybrook: Register Entry Assessment Documentation". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
11. Geoffrey Higham. "Back along the line" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Geoproject Solutions Pty Ltd. Retrieved 17 July 2024.