Merivale, Western Australia
| Merivale Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Vehicles on Le Grand Beach, seen from Wylie Bay | |||||||||||||||
  Merivale | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°49′18″S 122°06′45″E / 33.82163°S 122.11257°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 87 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 444.1 km2 (171.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Merivale is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located along Le Grand Beach, on the Southern Ocean. The northern boundary of Cape Le Grand National Park forms the southern border of Merivale.[2][3]
The traditional lands of the Wudjari and Njunga people, both of the Noongar nation, occupy most of the Shire of Esperance, including the area around Esperance. The eastern tribes of the Wudjari, the Njunga, are seen as a separate people for cultural reasons, having adopted different cultural practices. The Young River, in the west of the shire, forms the boundary between the two groups and Esperance and Merivale are on the traditional land of the latter.[4][5][6]
Le Grand Beach, which runs from Wylie Bay, in Bandy Creek, via Merivale to the Cape Le Grand National Park, is used as an access road to the national park for Four-wheel drive vehicles.[3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merivale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Le Grand Beach". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
