Stirling Estate, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Stirling Estate
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Capel
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-33.52°N 115.54°W
Postcode:6271
Stategov:Collie-Preston
Fedgov:Forrest
Dist1:197
Location1:Perth
Dist2:28
Location2:Bunbury
Dist3:4
Location3:Capel
Near-Nw:Geographe Bay
Near-Ne:Stratham
Near-W:Peppermint Grove Beach
Near-E:Capel
Near-Sw:Forrest Beach
Near-S:Capel
Near-Se:Capel

Stirling Estate is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the south, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality. The Capel River flows through the locality, with its mouth located at the boundary of Stirling Estate and Peppermint Grove Beach.[1] [2]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stirling Estate are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4]

A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them The Grange, Dunkley's Place, Summerlea and Robert's Old Capel Farm homesteads.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 22 September 2023 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 22 September 2023 .
  3. Web site: Shire of Capel: Home . . www.capel.wa.gov.au . . We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people. . 22 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Wardandi . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 22 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Stirling Estate . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 22 September 2023.