Ravenswood, Western Australia
| Ravenswood Western Australia |
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 Ravenswood
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| Population: | 836 (2006 Census) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6208 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Ravenswood in a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia.
The town is located along Pinjarra Road and on the banks of the Murray River
The town retains the name it was given as a property which was established in the 1840s. The area was later sub-divided in the 1960s and the shire requested that a townsite be declared. The town was gazetted in 1970.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ravenswood (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC52191&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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Coordinates: 32°35′0″S 115°50′0″E / 32.583333°S 115.833333°E
