Napier is a rural locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Kalgan River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, with the Granite Hill Nature Reserve stretching along the river in this section. The Napier Nature Reserve is also located within Napier. Chester Pass Road passes through Napier from south to north.[2][3]
| Napier Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°46′26″S 117°58′52″E / 34.77392°S 117.98108°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 269 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 265 km2 (102 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Napier and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6][7]
The heritage listed Napier Hall is located within Napier and dates back to 1954. Prior to this, from 1938, when a new school was built, the old Napier school building was used as a community hall.[8]
Nature reserves
editThe Granite Hill Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 June 1988, has a size of 1.27 square kilometres (0.49 sq mi), and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion. The parts west of the Kalgan River, the majority, are located within Napier, the remainder being in Palmdale. The Napier Nature Reserve was gazetted on 14 November 1924, has a size of 2.19 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi), and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[3][9]
Additionally, the unnamed Nature Reserve WA25705 is fully located within Napier. It was gazetted on 15 July 1960, has a size of 2.63 square kilometres (1.02 sq mi), and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[3][9]
The small Takenup Road Nature Reserve, with a size of 0.01 square kilometres (0.0039 sq mi), is also located within Napier and the Jarrah Forest bioregion. It was gazetted on 14 December 1962.[3][9]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Napier (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
- ^ "Napier Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
