Stirling Estate
Western Australia
Coordinates33°31′S 115°32′E / 33.52°S 115.54°E / -33.52; 115.54
Population161 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6271
Area28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Capel
State electorate(s)Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)Forrest
Suburbs around Stirling Estate:
Geographe Bay Stratham
Peppermint Grove Beach Stirling Estate Capel
Forrest Beach Capel Capel

Stirling Estate is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the south, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality. The Capel River flows through the locality, with its mouth located at the boundary of Stirling Estate and Peppermint Grove Beach.[2][3]

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

A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them The Grange, Dunkley's Place, Summerlea and Robert's Old Capel Farm homesteads.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Estate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
  5. ↑ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Stirling Estate". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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