Where is Cranbrook?

Cranbrook is located on the Southern Highway:
• 318 km south east of Perth
• 100 km north east of Albany
• 78 km south of Katanning

What is Cranbrook like?

Cranbrook is the Gateway to the Stirlings.

Cranbrook is a small rural community of approximately 260 people. The major industries are agriculturally-based.
There are limited services in Cranbrook. There are two general stores, fuel is available, and there is a hotel. See our Cranbrook Fast Facts for details.

A little bit of history 

Farming leases were established in the area in the late 1850s after an overland route was established between the Swan River Colony (Perth) and King George Sound (Albany).
The settlement grew after it was one of the original railway stations on the Great Southern Railway when the railway opened in 1889 and Cranbrook was gazetted as a townsite in 1899.

Cranbrook is believed to have been named by Mr JA Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway. Mr Wright was educated at Queen Elizabeth School in Cranbrook, England.

Cranbrook links

Shire of Cranbrook
Ph: (08) 9826 1008
http://www.cranbrook.wa.gov.au/