Gnowellen, Western Australia

Gnowellen Western Australia
Gnowellen
Coordinates	34°23′56″S 118°35′3″E
Population	30 (2021)[1]
• Density	0.083/km^2 (0.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	6328[2]
Area	362.1 km^2 (139.8 sq mi)
Location	442.5 km (275 mi) SE of Perth 185.9 km (116 mi) SE of Kojonup 113.3 km (70 mi) SW of Albany
LGA(s)	City of Albany
State electorate(s)	Albany
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Gnowellen is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It borders the Stirling Range National Park in the west while the Pallinup River forms its northern border. The Pallinup Nature Reserve is located in the south-eastern corner of Gnowellen, while the Mailalup Nature Reserve is in its west[3][4]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 30 people resided in Gnowellen,[1] up from 26 in the 2016 census.[5] The median age of persons in Gnowellen was 33 years. There were more males than females, with 65.7% of the population male and 34.3% female. The average household size was 2.4 people per household.[1]

Nature reserves

The Pallinup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 4 August 1967, has a size of 4.25 square kilometres (1.64 sq mi), and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.[6]

The Mailalup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 4 May 1962, has a size of 7.68 square kilometres (2.97 sq mi), and is also located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gnowellen (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. "Gnowellen". Australia Post.
3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gnowellen (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
6. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 14 November 2024.