Beela, Western Australia

Beela
Western Australia
Beela; Western Australia
	Beela
Coordinates	33°14′04″S 115°54′47″E / 33.23449°S 115.91299°E
Population	56 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6224
Elevation	88.17 m (289 ft)
Area	23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Location	142.28 km (88 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	Shire of Harvey
State electorate(s)	Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)	Forrest

Beela is a locality immediately east of Brunswick Junction in the South West of Western Australia. The name Beela means "there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool" in the local Noongar language.^[3]

Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in 1938.^[4] It supplied Brunswick with drinking water until 2004, when it was decommissioned due to concerns over quality and supply security.^[5]

Beela is a stop on the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Beela Postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Beela". Boodjar. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Future of dam near Brunswick in south-west WA undecided". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd (September 2006). Brunswick River surface water management - Issues scoping report (PDF) (Report). [[Department of Water (Western Australia)|]]. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.