Torndirrup, Western Australia

Torndirrup
Western Australia
Torndirrup; Western Australia
	Remnants of RAAF Air Warning Radar Station on Stony Hill, with Eclipse Island in the background
	Torndirrup
Coordinates	35°06′02″S 117°52′51″E / 35.10067°S 117.88080°E
Population	395 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6330
Area	50.5 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
Location	397 km (247 mi) SE of Perth ; 51 km (32 mi) E of Denmark ; 8 km (5 mi) S of Albany ;
LGA(s)	City of Albany
State electorate(s)	Albany
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
	Localities around Torndirrup:

Torndirrup is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Torndirrup is on a peninsula of the same name and surrounded on three sides by water, with the Southern Ocean in the south and east and the King George Sound in the north-east. It also borders Princess Royal Harbour in the north-west. The entirety of Torndirrup National Park is located within Torndirrup and only small sections of the locality are not part of the national park.^[2]^[3]

Torndirrup is on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.^[4]

The state registered Cheyne Beach Whaling Station is located on Frenchman Bay, King George Sound, in the locality of Torndirrup.^[5]

During World War II, from 1943 to 1945, Stony Hill was the site of the RAAF Air Warning Radar Station Number 35.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Torndirrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
^ "Cheynes Beach Whaling Station". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Air Warning Radar Station Number 35". monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Stony Hill Air Warning Radar Station Number 35 Plaque". vwma.org.au. Virtual War Memorial Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

Torndirrup National Park

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Torndirrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Slipmap-2] "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[3] "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[4] "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...

[5] "Cheynes Beach Whaling Station". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[6] "Air Warning Radar Station Number 35". monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[7] "Stony Hill Air Warning Radar Station Number 35 Plaque". vwma.org.au. Virtual War Memorial Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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Torndirrup, Western Australia

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