Ravenswood, Western Australia
Ravenswood is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia.
| Ravenswood Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Ravenswood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°35′00″S 115°50′00″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,659 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6208 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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The town is located along Pinjarra Road and on the banks of the Murray River.
History
The town retains the name it was given as a property established by Adam Armstrong in the 1840s; Armstrong was one of the settlers who arrived with Thomas Peel on Gilmore in 1829. The area was sub-divided in the 1960s and the shire requested that a townsite be declared. The town was gazetted in 1970.[2]
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ravenswood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – R". Retrieved 12 October 2008.
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