Jingalup, Western Australia
Jingalup Western Australia | |
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Jingalup | |
Coordinates | 33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°ECoordinates: 33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°E |
Population | 111 (2016 census)[1] |
Established | 1924 |
Postcode(s) | 6395 |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Kojonup |
State electorate(s) | Roe |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Jingalup is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook. The town is located on Murrin Brook, which is a tributary of the Tone River.
The area was explored by Francis Thomas Gregory in 1846; he first recorded the name Jingalup. The area was eventually opened to agriculture. By 1918 the local farmers requested that a townsite be declared, and proposed the name be Mybrup. A town hall which was also used as a school and a recreation ground had been built by 1922, and the community knew the area as Jingalup. The town was gazetted in 1924.[2]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jingalup(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
Categories:
- Towns in Western Australia
- Great Southern (Western Australia)