Stratham, Western Australia

Stratham
Western Australia
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Coordinates33°28′S 115°35′E / 33.47°S 115.59°E / -33.47; 115.59
Population793 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6237
Area40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Location
  • 191 km (119 mi) from Perth
  • 19 km (12 mi) from Bunbury
  • 11 km (7 mi) from Capel
LGA(s)Shire of Capel
State electorate(s)Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)Forrest
Suburbs around Stratham:
Geographe Bay Dalyellup Gelorup
Stratham Boyanup
Stirling Estate Capel Elgin

Stratham is a semi-rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay and on Bussell Highway. In the south-west, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within Stratham.[2][3]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stratham are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]

A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them Sunnyside, Stratham Park, Roselands and Rosemore homesteads as well as the All Souls Church.[6] Stratham Park homestead dates back to the 1850s, when John Scott, a constable in Bunbury, married and settled in the area, building a four-room cottage which he named after the family home in Scotland. The near-by Roselands, Sunnyside and Rosemore properties were owned by relatives of John Scott, his brother, his son[7] and his nephew.[8]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stratham (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 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
  5. ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Stratham". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Stratham Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Rosemore". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.