Brookhampton Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°36′32″S 115°52′19″E / 33.609°S 115.872°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 249 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6239 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 54.3 km2 (21.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Brookhampton is a locality in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.
It was first established as a railway station on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway line, which was completed in 1898. [2] A primary school operated in the town from 1899 until 1940. The local hall was an important community event location in the 1920s. [3] [4] A woodchip mill was proposed for the locality in the early 2000s. [5] [6] [7]
Brookhampton Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°36′32″S 115°52′19″E / 33.609°S 115.872°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 249 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6239 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 54.3 km2 (21.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Brookhampton is a locality in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.
It was first established as a railway station on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway line, which was completed in 1898. [2] A primary school operated in the town from 1899 until 1940. The local hall was an important community event location in the 1920s. [3] [4] A woodchip mill was proposed for the locality in the early 2000s. [5] [6] [7]