Cuthbert, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Cuthbert
State:wa
Lga:City of Albany
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-35.0158°N 117.7983°W
Postcode:6330[1]
Pop:157
Pop Year:2021
Area:6.9
Elevation:9
Stategov:Albany
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:415.6
Location1:Perth
Dist2:151.9
Location2:Kojonup
Dist3:10
Location3:Albany

Cuthbert is a town and locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[2] [3] Cuthbert is about west of the Albany city center.

Cuthbert was originally established as a siding on the Great Southern Railway and called Eastwood at the time. In 1909 the decision was made to establish a town site at Eastwood but the name was already in use in three other Australian states and therefore deemed unsuitable. The alternative names of Karajinup and Atwell were considered but, eventually, Werillup was chosen and the townsite was gazetted in 1914. Werillup, meaning "place of swamps", was rejected as a name the following year and the town was officially renamed to Cuthbert in September 1916, after an early European settler.

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 157 people resided in Cuthbert, up from 156 in the . The median age of persons in Cuthbert was 48 years. There were fewer males than females, with 48.1% of the population male and 51.9% female. The average household size was 2.5 people per household.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cuthbert . Australia Post. 28 April 2023.
  2. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 17 October 2024 .
  3. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 17 October 2024 .