Yarloop, Western Australia

Yarloop
Western Australia
The Yarloop Town Hall, mostly destroyed by the 2016 fire, but since rebuilt
Yarloop is located in Western Australia
Yarloop
Yarloop
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Coordinates32°57′18″S 115°54′00″E / 32.955°S 115.90°E / -32.955; 115.90
Population357 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1894
Postcode(s)6218
Elevation23.4 m (77 ft)[2]
Area92.3 km2 (35.6 sq mi)
Location
  • 129 km (80 mi) from Perth
  • 18 km (11 mi) from Harvey
LGA(s)Shire of Harvey
State electorate(s)Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)Forrest

Yarloop is a town in the South West of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, between Waroona and Harvey. At the 2016 census, Yarloop had a population of 395.[3] On 7 January 2016 a bushfire destroyed most of the town.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarloop (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Frequently asked questions about Yarloop, WA". Bonzle. Retrieved 26 March 2021.[better source needed]
  3. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Yarloop". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbc-massive was invoked but never defined (see the help page).