Tonebridge
Western Australia
Coordinates34°14′S 116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E / -34.23; 116.71
Population20 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6244
Area247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 326 km (203 mi) from Perth
  • 163 km (101 mi) from Bunbury
LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Tonebridge:
Chowerup Chowerup Mobrup
Perup Tonebridge Frankland River
Perup Mordalup Frankland River

Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]

The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River.[10]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonebridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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