Stratham, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia

33°28′S 115°35′E / 33.47°S 115.59°E / -33.47; 115.59Population793 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6237Area40.8 km² (15.8 sq mi)Location

191 km (119 mi) from Perth
19 km (12 mi) from Bunbury
11 km (7 mi) from Capel

LGA(s)Shire of CapelState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Suburbs around Stratham:
Geographe Bay	Dalyellup	Gelorup
	Stratham	Boyanup
Stirling Estate	Capel	Elgin

Stratham is a semi-rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay and on Bussell Highway. In the south-west, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within Stratham.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stratham are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.^[4]^[5]

A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them Sunnyside, Stratham Park, Roselands and Rosemore homesteads as well as the All Souls Church.^[6] Stratham Park homestead dates back to the 1850s, when John Scott, a constable in Bunbury, married and settled in the area, building a four-room cottage which he named after the family home in Scotland. The near-by Roselands, Sunnyside and Rosemore properties were owned by relatives of John Scott, his brother, his son^[7] and his nephew.^[8]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stratham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Stratham". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Stratham Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Rosemore". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.