Bruce Rock, Western Australia

Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 243 kilometres (151 mi) east of Perth and 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock.

Bruce Rock
Western Australia
Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, 2014
Bruce Rock is located in Western Australia
Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock
Coordinates31.881°S 118.148°E / -31.881; 118.148
Population564 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1913
Postcode(s)6418
Elevation276 m (906 ft)
Area1,108.2 km2 (427.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Bruce Rock
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25.0 °C
77 °F
10.5 °C
51 °F
329.5 mm
13 in

History

Originally known as Nunagin or Noonegin, the name of the town led to confusion between other towns such as Narrogin and Nungarin. The name was changed to Bruce Rock after the large granite feature located close to the town. The townsite was gazetted in 1913.[2]

The rock was named after sandalwood cutter, John Rufus Bruce, who worked in the area in 1879.

The heritage listed shire office building was opened in January 1929.[3]

The painter John Perceval was born in Bruce Rock in 1923.

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[4]

The town won the tidy town award for the wheatbelt in 2003 following a push to rejuvenate older buildings, installing landscaping and the completion of an amphitheatre. A waste transfer station was also upgraded.[5]

Economy

Economically the area depends on cropping of cereals, primarily wheat, but also barley, lupins and peas. Livestock such as sheep, goats and pigs are also raised in the area.[6] The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[7]

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bruce Rock (Urban Centre and Locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. "Shire of Bruce Rock". 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. "Bruce Rock wins wheatbelt Tidy Towns honour". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. "Western Australian Destinations – Bruce rock". 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  7. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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