Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction.
Waterloo Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33.33°S 115.76°E / -33.33; 115.76 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 144 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6228 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Dardanup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The population of the town was 41 (23 males and 18 females) in 1898.[2]
In December 2013 the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC's) Greater Bunbury Strategy identified an urban expansion area in the north of Waterloo.[3] In April 2016 the WAPC released a draft Wanju District Structure Plan for the 1,245 ha (4.81 sq mi) urban expansion area, showing the broad layout of the urban expansion area and a conceptual fly-through video.[4] "Wanju" means "welcome" in the Noongar language. The Wanju District Structure Plan will provide an estimated 20,000 dwellings and 4,000 jobs.[5]