| Bobalong Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Bobalong | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°00′27″S 117°33′52″E / 34.00741°S 117.56434°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 45 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6320 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 169.2 km2 (65.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Bobalong is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway, the Great Southern Railway and the Gordon River all run through the locality from north to south.[2][3]
The west of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup, including Bobalong, is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation,[4] while the east of the shire is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
The heritage listed Bobalong School site is located within Bobalong.[7]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bobalong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Bobalong School - Site of". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
