Shadforth, Western Australia

Shadforth is a rural locality of the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway forms much of the southern border of Shadforth. The Mount Shadforth Nature Reserve is located in the south of Shadforth, south of the mountain, Mount Shadforth.^[2][3]

Shadforth Western Australia
Shadforth
Coordinates	34.96405°S 117.28257°E / -34.96405; 117.28257
Population	715 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6333
Area	45.3 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Location	358 km (222 mi) SE of Perth 46 km (29 mi) E of Walpole 11 km (7 mi) W of Denmark
LGA(s)	Shire of Denmark
State electorate(s)	Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Shadforth: Kordabup Scotsdale Denmark Kordabup Shadforth Denmark William Bay Ocean Beach Denmark

History

Shadforth is on the traditional land of the Noongar.^[4]

Nature reserve

The Mount Shadforth Nature Reserve was gazetted on 27 July 1923, has a size of 0.84 square kilometres (0.32 sq mi), and is located within the Warren bioregion.^[5] The nature reserve is listed on the shire's heritage register and is the only area of karri forest in the shire not to have been logged.^[6]