Solus, Western Australia

Solus Western Australia
Coordinates	32.52°S 116.18°E / -32.52; 116.18
Population	0 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)	6207
Area	216.3 km^2 (83.5 sq mi)
Location	96 km (60 mi) from Perth 44 km (27 mi) from Mandurah
LGA(s)	Shire of Murray
State electorate(s)	Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)	Canning
Suburbs around Solus: Myara Keysbrook Mount Cooke Whittaker Solus Mount Wells Banksiadale Banksiadale Mount Wells

Solus is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia.^[3][4]

The Shire of Murray and the locality of Solus are located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation.^[5] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.^[6]

Mount Solus, with an altitude of 574 metres, and the Mount Solus fire lookout tower are located within the locality.^[7]

The locality is substantially utilised by Alcoa, which carries out bauxite mining in the area.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Solus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Solus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
5. "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
6. "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
7. "Mt. Solus". www.firelookoutsdownunder.com/. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
8. "Our project". www.alcoa.com. Alcoa. Retrieved 10 August 2023.