Gledhow, Western Australia

Gledhow
Albany, Western Australia
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Population1,079 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6330
Area6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Location6.5 km (4 mi) from Albany
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Gledhow:
Marbelup McKail Orana
Cuthbert Gledhow Lockyer
Cuthbert Robinson Mount Elphinstone

35°00′06″S 117°48′54″E / 35.0017°S 117.815°E / -35.0017; 117.815

Gledhow is a town and western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany.[2][3] The suburb has a median age of 38.

The townsite of Gledhow was originally established as a private town in 1891 by the company constructing the Great Southern Railway, the W.A. Land Company Ltd. The railway and the townsite of Gledhow were purchased by the state government in 1896 and the townsite was gazetted in 1898. it is most likely named after Gledhow in Yorkshire.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gledhow (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2024.