What is the population of Collie, Western Australia?

Collie has a population of approximately 7,184 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Collie, Western Australia located?

Collie is located in Western Australia, Australia, at approximate coordinates -33.3591°, 116.1536°.

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Collie

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Collie

Total population

7,184

Elevation204 m

Land area53.4 km²

Coordinates-33.36°, 116.15°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Elevation

204 m

Area

53.4 km²

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Overview

Collie is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, 213 kilometres (132 mi) south of the state capital, Perth, and 59 kilometres (37 mi) inland from the regional city and port of Bunbury. It is near the junction of the Collie and Harris Rivers, in the middle of dense jarrah forest and the only coalfields in Western Australia. At the 2021 census, Collie had a population of 7,599.

History & geography

History

The town is named after the river on which it is situated. James Stirling named the Collie River, which in turn is named after Alexander Collie. He and William Preston were the first Europeans to explore the area, in 1829. It has been reported that coal was discovered in the area by a shepherd named George Marsh in the early 1880s. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1897. Collie was once referred to as a "dirty mining town", but on 8 April 2006 it won the Australian Tidy Towns Competition from finalists from six states and the Northern Territory. Collie was named the top Tidy Town because of the commitment of the community to recycling, waste management, beautification and community projects.

Geography

Collie experiences a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters (Köppen climate classification Csb). The town was lashed with unseasonal storms on 12 December 2012 resulting in some flooding in the town. The town received of rain in a 12-hour period; several houses were evacuated.

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