Tonebridge
Western Australia
Coordinates34°14′S 116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E / -34.23; 116.71
Population20 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6244
Area247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 326 km (203 mi) from Perth
  • 163 km (101 mi) from Bunbury
LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Tonebridge:
Chowerup Chowerup Mobrup
Perup Tonebridge Frankland River
Perup Mordalup Frankland River

Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]

The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonebridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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