Cranbrook, Western Australia

Cranbrook Western Australia
Cranbrook
Population:	280 (2006 Census)[1]
Established:	1889
Postcode:	6321
Elevation:	258 m (846 ft)
Location:	323 km (201 mi) SSE of Perth 93 km (58 mi) N of Albany 80 km (50 mi) S of Katanning
LGA:	Shire of Cranbrook
State District:	Blackwood-Stirling
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Coordinates: 34°17′49″S 117°33′14″E / 34.297°S 117.554°E / -34.297; 117.554

For other places with the same name, see Cranbrook (disambiguation).

Cranbrook is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker, situated 320km south of Perth. It is billed as "The Gateway to the Stirlings", referring to the nearby Stirling Range National Park. At the 2006 census, Cranbrook had a population of 280.^[1]

The settlement grew after it was one of the original railway stations on the Great Southern Railway when the railway opened in 1889, and was gazetted a townsite in 1899.

The name is taken from the town of Cranbrook in Kent, England, about 65 kilometres south east of London. It is believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cranbrook (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL505400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
2. ^ 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 2007-05-25. 

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External links

• Shire of Cranbrook