Bornholm, Western Australia

For the Danish island, see Bornholm.

Bornholm
Western Australia
Bornholm is located in Western Australia
Bornholm
Bornholm
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Coordinates35°03′14″S 117°34′16″E / 35.054°S 117.571°E / -35.054; 117.571
Population110 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6330
Elevation59 m (194 ft)
Area32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Location
  • 436 km (271 mi) SSE of Perth
  • 26 km (16 mi) W of Albany
LGA(s)Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Bornholm is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The coastal region of the locality, facing the Southern Ocean, is covered by the West Cape Howe National Park.[2][3][4] It is located between Albany and Denmark on the Lower Denmark Road.

Situated along the railway between Albany and Denmark, the town formed around the railway siding. The surrounding area has been allocated into many small farms with areas mostly between 30 and 100 acres. Mixed farming predominates the area with fruits, vegetables and raising stock being commonplace. The area had been settled prior to 1912.[5][6] The local timber mill had been utilized for making of the Great Southern Railway.[7][8][9] In 1923 the Bornholm Hall was officially opened by John Scaddan,[10] the MLA for Albany.

In 2010, the community was menaced by a bushfire that burnt through 12 hectares (30 acres) of bushland near the beach, closing parts of the Bibbulmun Track. The fire was contained the following day.[11]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bornholm (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Gateway to regional Western Australia". 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Borholm Settlement". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 24 June 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Torbay potato growers". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  7. ^ "OLD TORBAY". The Albany Advertiser. Vol. 2, no. 185. Western Australia. 21 March 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Old Timber Days". Mount Barker and Denmark Record. Vol. 12, no. 1487. Western Australia. 22 September 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Timber Industry". Western Mail (Western Australia). Vol. 52, no. 2, 700. Western Australia. 18 November 1937. p. 38. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Local and General News". Albany Advertiser. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 10 November 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Fire mop-up continues". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.