Ravensthorpe Suburb Profile

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The townsite of Ravensthorpe is located in the south coastal region, 541 kilometres east southeast of Perth and 50 kilometres north northwest of the coastal town of Hopetoun. The Ravensthorpe region was first settled by the Dunn brothers in the 1860's, and it was James Dunn who first found gold in the area in 1899. Gold mining in the area was not very productive until a new find in 1900 resulted in rapid growth.

Ravensthorpe was gazetted a townsite in January 1901, the name having been suggested by surveyor A.W. Canning after the nearby Ravensthorpe Range. The Ravensthorpe Range was named by Surveyor General J.S. Roe in 1848 in honour of Bishop Augustus Short who, prior to becoming Bishop of WA & SA in 1847, had been the Vicar of Ravensthorpe in Northamptonshire (England) from June 1835. Bishop Short is also commemorated by Mt Short, a hill in the Ravensthorpe Range.

Ravensthorpe facts

KEY FACTS

Postcode 6346
Local Government Ravensthorpe
Primary schools Ravensthorpe District High School, Hopetoun Primary School, Jerdacuttup Primary School, Lake King Primary School, Munglinup Primary School, Cascade Primary School, Bremer Bay Primary School, Newdegate Primary School, Jerramungup District High School, Gairdner Primary School
Secondary schools Ravensthorpe District High School, Jerramungup District High School, Lake Grace District High School, Wongutha Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School, Esperance Senior High School, Esperance Education Support Centre, Esperance Anglican Community School, Gnowangerup District High School, Kulin District High School, Norseman District High School
 

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Ravensthorpe households

 
2016 Census Summary Ravensthorpe Regional WA
Population - usually resident 498 524,167
Median age of residents (years) 45 39
Average household size (persons) 2.00 3.00
Number of occupied dwellings * 181 176,495
Number of unoccupied dwellings 82 47,139
Median weekly household income $1,326 $1,415
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,184 $1,700
Total private dwellings 260 223,635
Area (sqkm) 2,541 2,520,230
* Excludes visitor only households