Forrest Beach, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia

33°34′S 115°28′E / 33.57°S 115.47°E / -33.57; 115.47Population34 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6271Area18 km² (6.9 sq mi)Location

204 km (127 mi) from Perth
35 km (22 mi) from Bunbury
8 km (5 mi) from Capel

LGA(s)Shire of CapelState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Suburbs around Forrest Beach:
Geographe Bay		Stirling Estate
	Forrest Beach	Capel
	Wonnerup	Ludlow

Forrest Beach is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the east, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality while, in the south, it stretches to the Ludlow River.^[2]^[3]

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

Two heritage-listed homesteads are located within the locality, Seaview and Rootfield,^[6] with Seaview dating back to 1863, having been built by early settler James McCourt, originally named Fatfield. It subsequently changed names and owners on a number of occasions until adopting its current name in 1885.^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forrest Beach (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Forrest Beach". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Seaview". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023.