Rocky Gully, Western Australia

Rocky Gully
Western Australia
Rocky Gully
Coordinates 34°30′34″S 117°00′42″E / 34.50944°S 117.01167°ECoordinates: 34°30′34″S 117°00′42″E / 34.50944°S 117.01167°E
Population 369 (2011 Census)[1]
Established 1951
Postcode(s) 6397
Elevation 243 m (797 ft)
Location
  • 385 km (239 mi) south of Perth
  • 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Cranbrook
  • 62 km (39 mi) west of Mount Barker
LGA(s) Shire of Plantagenet
State electorate(s) Blackwood-Stirling
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Rocky Gully is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

The town is located along the Muirs Highway, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the Kent River.

A site was selected for a town when land in the area was sub-divided in the 1930s. By 1951 a small community was established as part of the War Service land settlement scheme and the townsite was gazetted.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rocky Gully(State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". Retrieved 2008-10-12.