Lower King

Lower King
Warning of quicksand at the bridge over the King River
State :  Australia State : Western Australia
Coordinates : 34 ° 57 ′  S , 117 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 57 ′  S , 117 ° 56 ′  E
Residents : 1,832 (2016)
Time zone : AWST (UTC + 8) Postal code : 6330 LGA : City of Albany
Lower King

Lower King is a district of Albany in the Australian state of Western Australia .

The place is in the north of Albany. The name goes back to the discoverer Phillip Parker King .

geography

Lower King is about 9.5 kilometers north of downtown on Oyster Harbor .

The district is bordered by Kalgan to the north, King River to the west , and Bayonet Head to the south .

The town of Lower King has about 3.7 kilometers of shore on Oyster Harbor. In the village, the King River also flows into Oyster Harbor. At the confluence are the headlands Point Henty and Point Woore . Shell Bay and Parker Bay are also located in the village .

Infrastructure

Lower King is on Lower King Road and is served by the 804 bus.

In the place is the municipal park Bayonet Head Becker Park .

population

The town of Lower King had a population of 1,832 people in 2016, of which 50.6% male and 49.4% female. 3.3% of the population (60 people) are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders

The average age in Lower King is 44 years, six years above the Australian average of 38 years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Lower King ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2019.