| Spencers Brook Western Australia | |
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  Spencers Brook | |
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| Coordinates | 31°44′13″S 116°37′52″E / 31.737°S 116.631°E |
| Population | 84 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6401 |
| Area | 53.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi) |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Northam |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Spencers Brook (or Spencer's Brook) is a waterway, locality and a district located within the Avon Valley in Western Australia.
The locality is sited between the towns of Northam and York, about 95 kilometres (60 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. It is a part of the Central Ward administered by the Shire of Northam. Spencers Brook can be accessed from Clackline to the west or Northam to the north, via Spencers Brook Rd, or from York to the south via Spencers Brook-York Rd. At the 2006 census, Spencers Brook had a population of 195.[2] Spencers Brook, as a locality, was originally named Brookton by the landowner, Thomas Wilding, who built the historical Brookton Hotel in 1884 (renamed Spencers Brook Hotel in 1920) and which continues to trade to this day as Spencers Brook Tavern; it also features nearby the Muresk Institute, Curtin University's school of agribusiness, applied biosciences and environmental biology.
The closest commercial centre is Northam, located approximately 15 kilometres north of Spencers Brook.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spencers Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Spencers Brook (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
