Upper Murray, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Boddington, Western Australia

32°59′S 116°17′E / 32.99°S 116.28°E / -32.99; 116.28Population0 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6390Area104.2 km² (40.2 sq mi)Location

173 km (107 mi) from Perth
31 km (19 mi) from Boddington

LGA(s)Shire of BoddingtonState electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt Federal division(s)O'Connor

Localities around Upper Murray:
Wuraming	Wuraming	Lower Hotham
Hoffman	Upper Murray	Lower Hotham
Hoffman	Yourdamunga Lake	Yourdamunga Lake

Upper Murray is a rural locality located in the Shire of Boddington in the Peel Region of Western Australia. The Murray River traverses the locality from its eastern to its western border.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Boddington and the locality of Upper Murray are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people of the Noongar nation.^[4]^[5]

The state heritage listed Long Gully Bridge, also referred to as Asquith Bridge and crossing the Murray River, was located in the locality of Upper Murray, but was destroyed in a bush fire in February 2015 and never rebuilt. The former railway bridge was at the time used as part of the Bibbulmun Track.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Murray (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Asquith Bridge". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ Grace, Millimaci (8 February 2015). "Bushfire claims historic bridge". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 August 2023.