Solus, Western Australia
| Solus Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°31′S 116°11′E / 32.52°S 116.18°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6207 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 216.3 km2 (83.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Solus is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia.[3][4]
The Shire of Murray and the locality of Solus are located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation.[5] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.[6]
Mount Solus, with an altitude of 574 metres, and the Mount Solus fire lookout tower are located within the locality.[7]
The locality is substantially utilised by Alcoa, which carries out bauxite mining in the area.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Solus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Solus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Mt. Solus". www.firelookoutsdownunder.com/. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Our project". www.alcoa.com. Alcoa. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
