| Beela Western Australia | |
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  Beela | |
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| Coordinates | 33°14′04″S 115°54′47″E / 33.23449°S 115.91299°E |
| Population | 56 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6224[2] |
| Elevation | 88.17 m (289 ft) |
| Area | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Location | 142.28 km (88 mi) from Perth |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Harvey |
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Beela is a locality immediately east of Brunswick Junction in the South West of Western Australia. The name Beela means "there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool" in the local Noongar language.[3]
Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in 1938.[4] It supplied Brunswick with drinking water until 2004, when it was decommissioned due to concerns over quality and supply security.[5]
Beela is a stop on the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line.[6][7]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Beela Postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Beela". Boodjar. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Future of dam near Brunswick in south-west WA undecided". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd (September 2006). Brunswick River surface water management - Issues scoping report (PDF) (Report). [[Department of Water (Western Australia)|]]. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
