Palmdale, Western Australia

Palmdale Western Australia
Palmdale
Coordinates	34.70569°S 118.13611°E / -34.70569; 118.13611
Population	18 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6328
Area	158.2 km^2 (61.1 sq mi)
Location	375 km (233 mi) SE of Perth 33 km (21 mi) NE of Albany
LGA(s)	City of Albany
State electorate(s)	Albany
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Palmdale: Takalarup Takalarup South Stirling Napier Palmdale Manypeaks Napier Kalgan Manypeaks

Palmdale is a rural locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Kalgan River forms the western boundary of the locality, with the Granite Hill Nature Reserve stretching along the river in the north of Palmdale.^[2][3]

Palmdale and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.^[4][5][6][7]

Nature reserves

The Granite Hill Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 June 1988, has a size of 1.27 square kilometres (0.49 sq mi), and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion. Only the parts east of the Kalgan River are located within Palmdale, the remainder being in Napier. Additionally the unnamed Nature Reserve WA23850 is fully located within Palmdale. It was gazetted on 11 December 1953, has a size of 3.63 square kilometres (1.40 sq mi), and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.^[3][8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palmdale (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
6. "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
7. "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 27 October 2024. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
8. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 October 2024.