Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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The heritage listed mill manager's residence in Jarrahdale | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Jarrahdale | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°20′20″S 116°03′43″E / 32.339°S 116.062°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 256.4 km2 (99.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,205 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6124 | ||||||||||||
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Jarrahdale is a small historic town located 45 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Range. The name is derived from its situation in a jarrah forest. Established in the late 1800s as the state's first major timber milling operation, it played a key role in the development of Western Australia through the exportation of jarrah around the world. At the 2016 census, Jarrahdale had a population of 1,192. Since 2001, the historic precinct has been managed by the state's National Trust organisation alongside private residential and tourism-oriented developments.