| Type: | other |
| Palmdale | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | City of Albany |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7057°N 118.1361°W |
| Postcode: | 6328 |
| Dist1: | 375 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 33 |
| Dir2: | NE |
| Location2: | Albany |
| Stategov: | Albany |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Near-Nw: | Takalarup |
| Near-N: | Takalarup |
| Near-Ne: | South Stirling |
| Near-W: | Napier |
| Near-E: | Manypeaks |
| Near-Sw: | Napier |
| Near-S: | Kalgan |
| Near-Se: | Manypeaks |
Palmdale is a rural locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Kalgan River forms the western boundary of the locality, with the Granite Hill Nature Reserve stretching along the river in the north of Palmdale.[1] [2]
Palmdale and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4] [5] [6]
The Granite Hill Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 June 1988, has a size of 1.27km2, and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion. Only the parts east of the Kalgan River are located within Palmdale, the remainder being in Napier. Additionally the unnamed Nature Reserve WA23850 is fully located within Palmdale. It was gazetted on 11 December 1953, has a size of 3.63km2, and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[2] [7]