Catterick, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Western Australia

33°50′S 116°09′E / 33.83°S 116.15°E / -33.83; 116.15Population171 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6255Area125.5 km² (48.5 sq mi)Location

252 km (157 mi) from Perth
88 km (55 mi) from Bunbury
15 km (9 mi) from Bridgetown

LGA(s)Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)O'Connor

Suburbs around Catterick:
North Greenbushes	Wilga West	Benjinup
Greenbushes	Catterick	Benjinup
Hester Brook	Hester	Winnejup

Catterick is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)^[4]^[5] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,^[6]^[7] both of the Noongar nation.^[8]^[9]

Catterick was a siding on the Picton to Northcliffe railway, originally named Yandil until renamed in 1924.^[10]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Catterick (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Home". www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au. Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes. Retrieved 16 August 2023. We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people
^ "Back along the line" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Geoffrey Higham. Retrieved 16 August 2023.