Tonebridge, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Boyup Brook, Western Australia

34°14′S 116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E / -34.23; 116.71Population20 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6244Area247.3 km² (95.5 sq mi)Location

326 km (203 mi) from Perth
163 km (101 mi) from Bunbury

LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)O'Connor

Localities around Tonebridge:
Chowerup	Chowerup	Mobrup
Perup	Tonebridge	Frankland River
Perup	Mordalup	Frankland River

Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)^[4]^[5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,^[6]^[7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people.^[8]^[9]

The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River.^[10]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonebridge (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 15 August 2023.
^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.