Beverley, Western Australia
Beverley is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is about 133 kilometers southeast of Perth, the capital city of the state. The town is on the Great Southern Highway. It gives services to the farms and people in the area. Each year, there is a big show in the town in August.
Beverley was named after a town in Yorkshire, England. Some of the first people who explored the area were from there. The town started in 1868. It grew a lot after the railway came in 1886. The railway helped to connect the town to other places. By early 1898 the population of the town was 190, 93 males and 97 females.[1]
Today, Beverley has a museum. It used to be a hotel and shows the history of the town. There is also a town hall, a school, and a hospital. Beverley is known for its history with airplanes. The oldest existing plane in Western Australia was built there in 1929.
| Beverley Western Australia | |||||||||
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Beverley Town Hall in 2018 | |||||||||
Beverley | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°06′32″S 116°55′34″E / 32.109°S 116.926°E | ||||||||
| Population | 869 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||
| Established | 1868 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 384.1 km2 (148.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | 133 km (83 mi) SE of Perth | ||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||
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References
- ↑ "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beverley (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.