Wansbrough Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°10′32″S 117°44′48″E / 34.17545°S 117.74680°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6320 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 360.7 km2 (139.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Wansbrough is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway and the Great Southern Railway run through the locality from north to south, while the Gordon River forms its north-eastern boundary. The Wansbrough and the Beejenup Nature Reserves are fully located in the locality, while the far northern end of the Balicup Lake Nature Reserve protrudes into the south of Wansbrough. The small eastern part of the gazetted townsite of Pootenup is located in Wansbrough, while the western part is located in Cranbrook, with the border running parallel to the railway line.[2][3]