Brookhampton, Western Australia

Place in Western Australia

33°36′32″S 115°52′19″E / 33.609°S 115.872°E / -33.609; 115.872Population249 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6239Area54.3 km² (21.0 sq mi)LGA(s)Shire of Donnybrook-BalingupState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Localities around Brookhampton:
Beelerup	Beelerup	Charley Creek
Upper Capel	Brookhampton	Thomson Brook
Newlands	Kirup	Kirup

Brookhampton is a locality in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.

It was first established as a railway station on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway line, which was completed in 1898.^[2] A primary school operated in the town from 1899 until 1940. The local hall was an important community event location in the 1920s.^[3]^[4] A woodchip mill was proposed for the locality in the early 2000s.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brookhampton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "DONNYBROOK-BRIDGETOWN RAILWAY". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 212. Western Australia. 4 November 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BROOKHAMPTON". South Western Times. Western Australia. 1 August 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "BROOKHAMPTON". South Western Times. Western Australia. 12 August 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 10 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "EPA chief attacks woodchip mill site", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008232i2083, 20 August 2002, ISSN 1320-6680
^ "Safety fears over mill plans for Donnybrook", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008176i9801, 25 June 2002, ISSN 1320-6680
^ "Legal action on mill threatened", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008325i6161, 21 November 2002, ISSN 1320-6680