Redmond West, Western Australia

Redmond West Western Australia
Redmond West
Coordinates	34.90478°S 117.55395°E / -34.90478; 117.55395
Population	58 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6327
Area	151 km^2 (58 sq mi)
Location	363 km (226 mi) SE of Perth 34 km (21 mi) NW of Albany 18 km (11 mi) NE of Denmark
LGA(s)	City of Albany
State electorate(s)	Albany
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Redmond West: Mount Lindesay Narrikup Narrikup Mount Lindesay Redmond West Redmond Hay Youngs Siding Torbay

Redmond West is a rural locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The north-western corner of the locality is taken up by the south-eastern section of the Mount Lindesay National Park and the Blue Gum Creek Nature Reserve is also located within Redmond West. The Hay River passes through it and also forms its boundary in the south-west.^[2][3]

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

Redmond West borders the locality of Redmond, which was established as a siding on the Great Southern Railway in 1912 and gazetted as a townsite in 1916. It is thought that the town was named after the Irish Nationalist leader, John Edward Redmond.^[8]

Nature reserve

The Blue Gum Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 4 November 1927, has a size of 0.85 square kilometres (0.33 sq mi), and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.^[9]

References

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