Scott River East, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Nannup, Western Australia

34°16′S 115°29′E / 34.26°S 115.49°E / -34.26; 115.49Population68 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6275Area563.7 km² (217.6 sq mi)Location

258 km (160 mi) from Perth
72 km (45 mi) from Busselton
35 km (22 mi) from Nannup

LGA(s)Shire of NannupState electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)O'Connor

Localities around Scott River East:
Schroeder	Darradup	Biddelia
Peerabeelup	Scott River East	Lake Jasper
Scott River	Indian Ocean

Scott River East is a rural locality of the Shire of Nannup in the South West region of Western Australia, located along the Scott River and on the Indian Ocean coast. The eastern part of the locality is covered by Hilliger National Park while a small section of the western-most part of D'Entrecasteaux National Park also extends into it. Apart from those two national parks, it is also home to a number of nature reserves.^[2]^[3] Parts of the locality are also taken up by agriculture, among them the large dairy farms of Lactanz 2 and 3, while Lactanz 1 and 4 are in the neighboring locality of Lake Jasper.^[4] Lactanz Dairy was Western Australia's largest dairy producer when it was sold for A$30 million in 2016 to Australian Agribusiness Group.^[5]

Scott River East and the Shire of Nannup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scott River East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Lactanz, Dairies South-West Western Australia". www.cbre.com.au. CBRE Group. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ Matthew Cranston (27 June 2016). "AAG buys distressed WA dairy farm Lactanz for $30 million". www.afr.com. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Welcome to the Shire of Nannup". www.nannup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 17 July 2024. The Shire of Nannup acknowledges the Wardandi and Bibbulmun people as the native title holders of the lands and waters in and around Nannup