| Brookton Western Australia | |||||||||
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 View of Robinson Road, Brookton, 2014 | |||||||||
  Brookton | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°22′05″S 117°00′22″E / 32.368°S 117.006°E | ||||||||
| Population | 532 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1890s | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6306 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 580.9 km2 (224.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | 138 km (86 mi) ESE of Perth | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Brookton | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wagin | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||
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Brookton is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 138 kilometres (86 mi) from the state capital, Perth via the Brookton Highway where it crosses the Great Southern Highway. The town is on the Great Southern railway line. It is within, and is the seat of government for, the Shire of Brookton. At the 2016 census, Brookton had a population of 975.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brookton (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "2016 Brookton (S), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
