Boxwood Hill, Western Australia

Boxwood Hill Western Australia
Boxwood Hill
Coordinates	34.361°S 118.745°E / -34.361; 118.745
Population	91 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1963
Postcode(s)	6338
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Area	630.7 km^2 (243.5 sq mi)
Location	454 km (282 mi) SE of Perth 50 km (31 mi) SSW of Jerramungup 58 km (36 mi) W of Bremer Bay
LGA(s)	Shire of Jerramungup
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Boxwood Hill: Monjebup Gairdner Bremer Bay Gnowellen Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay Wellstead Southern Ocean

Boxwood Hill is a town and locality in the Shire of Jerramungup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Boxwood Hill is situated at the intersection of the South Coast Highway and the Borden-Bremer Bay Road. The Pallinup River forms the locality's south-western border, reaching the Southern Ocean at Beaufort Inlet.^[2][3]

The townsite was gazetted in 1963, named after a local shrub, Microcorys sp. Boxwood.^[4]

The town itself is composed of only a roadhouse and three houses, but is best known for its sporting facilities. The sports club has facilities for football, netball, hockey, cricket and tennis, and is known to host over 200 people to sporting events.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boxwood Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
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 – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
5. Edwina Farley (22 January 2008). "Three houses and a roadhouse, but what a sports ground!". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2013.