Charley Creek, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, Western Australia

33°35′S 115°55′E / 33.58°S 115.91°E / -33.58; 115.91Population68 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6239Area21.7 km² (8.4 sq mi)Location

180 km (112 mi) from Perth
39 km (24 mi) from Bunbury
9 km (6 mi) from Donnybrook

LGA(s)Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup State electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Localities around Charley Creek:
Beelerup	Queenwood	Lowden
Brookhampton	Charley Creek	Thomson Brook
Brookhampton	Thomson Brook	Thomson Brook

Charley Creek is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

Charley Creek and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Queenwood, adjacent to the north-west, was once a siding on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway, but the railway line ceased operation in 1982.^[7]^[8] Queenwood's siding had a loading platform for fruit produced in the area,^[9] but the location of the siding at Queenwood was not seen as ideal by local settlers, who would have preferred a location at Charley Creek instead and petitioned for constructing one there in the 1920s, even being willing to cover some of the cost themselves.^[10] The main reason for the request was travel distances as it was claimed that the location of the siding at Queenwood only benefitted one farmer while it disadvantaged many others.^[11]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Charley Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 14 July 2024. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
^ "Western Australia Railways Passenger Stations and Stops" (PDF). www.branchline.uk. The Branch Line Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Railway Precinct, Donnybrook: Register Entry Assessment Documentation". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Queenwood". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Queenwood Siding", South Western Times, 12 May 1925, retrieved 16 July 2024
^ "Removal of Siding", The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 7 April 1925, retrieved 16 July 2024