Forrest Beach, Western Australia
| Forrest Beach Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°34′S 115°28′E / 33.57°S 115.47°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 34 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6271 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Capel | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Forrest Beach is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the east, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality while, in the south, it stretches to the Ludlow River.
The Shire of Capel and the locality of Forrest Beach are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.
Two heritage-listed homesteads are located within the locality, Seaview and Rootfield, with Seaview dating back to 1863, having been built by early settler James McCourt, originally named Fatfield. It subsequently changed names and owners on a number of occasions until adopting its current name in 1885.