Tonebridge, Western Australia
Appearance
Tonebridge Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°14′S 116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 20 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6244 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]
The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonebridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.