Stratham is a semi-rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay and on Bussell Highway. In the south-west, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within Stratham.[2][3]
| Stratham Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°28′S 115°35′E / 33.47°S 115.59°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 793 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6237 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Capel | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stratham are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them Sunnyside, Stratham Park, Roselands and Rosemore homesteads as well as the All Souls Church.[6] Stratham Park homestead dates back to the 1850s, when John Scott, a constable in Bunbury, married and settled in the area, building a four-room cottage which he named after the family home in Scotland. The near-by Roselands, Sunnyside and Rosemore properties were owned by relatives of John Scott, his brother, his son[7] and his nephew.[8]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stratham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Stratham". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Stratham Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Rosemore". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
