Picton, Western Australia
| Picton Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°21′S115°41′E/ 33.35°S 115.69°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6229 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6 km2(2.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Pictonis asuburbof theCity of Bunburyin theSouth Westregion of Western Australia. Both theSouth Western Highwayand theSouth Western Railwaydissect the suburb from east to west.[2][3]
The City of Bunbury and the suburb of Picton are located on the traditional land of theWardandi(also spelled Wadandi) people of theNoongarnation.[4][5][6]
The suburb contains a number of heritage-listed sites, among them thestate registeredSt Mark's Anglican Church, the Picton Inn Hotel and the Forrest Homestead.[7]Both the Picton Inn Hotel and the Forrest Homestead date back to around 1850.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Picton (WA) (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^"City of Bunbury: Home".www.bunbury.wa.gov.au.City of Bunbury.Retrieved13 September2023.
The City of Bunbury acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Noongar Wardandi people...
- ^"Wardandi".www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au.University of Western Australia.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^"Wardandi (WA)".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^"Picton".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^City of Bunbury."Picton Inn Hotel".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^City of Bunbury."Forrest Homestead".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved13 September2023.
