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Roelands, Western Australia

Coordinates: 33°17′31″S 115°49′42″E / 33.2919°S 115.8282°E

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Roelands Western Australia
Roelands

Coordinates	33°17′31″S 115°49′42″E / 33.2919°S 115.8282°E / -33.2919; 115.8282 (Roelands)
Population	938 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Established	1890s
Postcode(s)	6226
Area	95 km² (37 sq mi)
Location	165 km (103 mi) from Perth 26 km (16 mi) from Harvey 23 km (14 mi) from Bunbury
LGA(s)	Shire of Harvey
State electorate(s)	Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)	Forrest

Roelands is a town in the South West region of Western Australia on the South Western Highway, between Brunswick Junction and Bunbury. At the 2011 census, Roelands had a population of 620.^[2]

History

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The name Roelands relates to a property of the same name granted to the Swan River Colony's first Surveyor General in 1830, John Septimus Roe, as part of the 20 square kilometres (5,000 acres) to which he was entitled for bringing considerable capital to the colony. Roe spoke highly of the area and its potential value for agriculture. The first pastoralists and shepherds arrived in the area in the 1880s seeking improved pasture for their stock.

In 1893 a railway station was built here to service the railway line from Pinjarra to Picton Junction, and was initially called Collie Siding after the nearby Collie River. However, after the gazettal of nearby Collie in December 1897, and much public argument in the region, Collie Siding was renamed to Roelands. The first big quantity of coal from Collie was carted by road to the Collie Siding and then railed to Perth. The demand on the area from the timber and coal business led to the construction of the Colliefields Hotel.

A school was established in 1903, and in 1916 a private subdivision was undertaken surrounding the school site. In 1963 the subdivision was gazetted a townsite at the request of the Shire of Harvey.^[3]^[4]

From the 1940s until the 1970s the Roelands Farm and Mission housed Aboriginal children whose families could not look after them, and also children who had been removed from their families by the government. Harry Lupton (United Aborigines Mission) and Ken Cross started it. UAM and later Churches of Christ missionaries served here. An estimated 500 children stayed here during the life of the mission, some of whom spent 16 years of their life there. The land was purchased for A$1.92 million in August 2004 by the Indigenous Land Corporation.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Present day

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Roelands is a small township nestled at the foothills of the Darling Range, and is the meeting point of the South Western Highway (Highway 20) between Bunbury and Perth via Pinjarra, and the Coalfields Highway (Route 107) to Collie, Darkan and Arthur River. Roelands has a small school called Hope Christian College located on Government Road, established in 1999, with approximately 500 students currently enrolled.^[8]

References

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^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Roelands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Roelands (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "History of country town names – R". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
^ Shire of Harvey. "Roelands". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ Indigenous Land Corporation (December 2005). "Land Matters Issue 19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2006.
^ West Weekend (11 April 2015). "Our place: breaking ground" (PDF).
^ Indigenous Land Corporation. "Land Purchased WA". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
^ "Hope Christian College – History". 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.

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Map of Roelands (Shire of Harvey)

v t e Cities, shires, towns and localities in the South West region of Western Australia
City of Bunbury	Bunbury (suburb) Carey Park College Grove Davenport East Bunbury Glen Iris Pelican Point Picton South Bunbury Usher Vittoria Withers
City of Busselton	Abba River Abbey Acton Park Ambergate Anniebrook Boallia Bovell Broadwater Busselton (suburb) Carbunup River Chapman Hill Dunsborough Eagle Bay Geographe Hithergreen Jarrahwood Jindong Kalgup Kaloorup Kealy Ludlow^* Marybrook Metricup Naturaliste North Jindong Quedjinup Quindalup Reinscourt Ruabon Sabina River Siesta Park Tutunup Vasse Walsall West Busselton Wilyabrup Wonnerup Yallingup Yallingup Siding Yalyalup Yelverton Yoganup Yoongarillup
Shire of Augusta–Margaret River	Alexandra Bridge Augusta Baudin Boranup Bramley Burnside Courtenay Cowaramup Deepdene East Augusta Forest Grove Gnarabup Gracetown Hamelin Bay Karridale Kudardup Leeuwin Margaret River Molloy Island Nillup Osmington Prevelly Redgate Rosa Brook Rosa Glen Schroeder^* Scott River Treeton Warner Glen Witchcliffe Yebble
Shire of Boyup Brook	Benjinup Boyup Brook Chowerup Dinninup Kulikup Mayanup McAlinden Scotts Brook Tonebridge Wilga
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes	Bridgetown Catterick Glenlynn Greenbushes Hester Hester Brook Kangaroo Gully Kingston Maranup North Greenbushes Sunnyside Wandillup Winnejup Yornup
Shire of Capel	Boyanup Capel Capel River Dalyellup Elgin Forrest Beach Gelorup Gwindinup Ludlow^* North Boyanup Peppermint Grove Beach Stirling Estate Stratham The Plains
Shire of Collie	Allanson Buckingham Cardiff Collie Collie Burn Harris River Lyalls Mill Muja Mungalup Palmer Preston Settlement Shotts Worsley Yourdamung Lake
Shire of Dardanup	Burekup Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Eaton Ferguson Henty Millbridge Paradise Picton East Waterloo Wellington Forest Wellington Mill
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup	Argyle Balingup Beelerup Brazier Brookhampton Charley Creek Cundinup^* Donnybrook Glen Mervyn Grimwade Kirup Lowden Mullalyup Mumballup Newlands Noggerup Paynedale Queenwood Southampton Thomson Brook Upper Capel Wilga West Yabberup
Shire of Harvey	Australind Beela Benger Binningup Brunswick Junction Cookernup Harvey Hoffman Leschenault Mornington Myalup Parkfield Roelands Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley Wokalup Yarloop
Shire of Manjimup	Balbarrup Beedelup Boorara Brook Broke Callcup Channybearup Collins Crowea Deanmill Diamond Tree Dingup Dixvale Eastbrook Glenoran Jardee Lake Muir Linfarne Manjimup Meerup Middlesex Mordalup North Walpole Northcliffe Palgarup Pemberton Perup Quinninup Ringbark Shannon Smith Brook Upper Warren Walpole Wilgarrup Windy Harbour Yanmah Yeagarup
Shire of Nannup	Barrabup Biddelia Carlotta Cundinup^* Darradup Donnelly River East Nannup Jalbarragup Lake Jasper Nannup Peerabeelup Schroeder^* Scott River East
^* Indicates locality is only partially located within this local government area

v t e Towns, suburbs and localities in the Shire of Harvey, South West region, Western Australia
Major settlements	Australind Binningup Brunswick Junction Harvey (seat) Myalup Roelands Wokalup Yarloop
Other localities	Beela Benger Cookernup Hoffman Leschenault Parkfield Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley

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