| Eastbrook Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Eastbrook | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′01″S 116°04′09″E / 34.40016°S 116.06922°E / -34.40016; 116.06922 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 140 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6260 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 56.4 km (21.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Eastbrook is a rural locality and town of the Shire of Manjimup, located near Pemberton, in the South West region of Western Australia. The Vasse Highway forms much of the eastern border of the locality.
The locality of Eastbrook, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.
The town of Eastbrook was established in 1922 as part of the Group Settlement Scheme and settled by former dockworkers. The townsite was gazetted in 1932.
The locality was once a stop on the Northcliffe branch railway, with a siding established in 1922.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eastbrook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Manjimup. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
- "History of country town names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 2 October 2024.