Jingalup, Western Australia

Jingalup
Western Australia
Jingalup is located in Western Australia
Jingalup
Jingalup
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Coordinates33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°E / -33.967; 117.033
Population139 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1924
Postcode(s)6395
Elevation296 m (971 ft)
Area395.2 km2 (152.6 sq mi)
Location
  • 275 km (171 mi) SE of Perth
  • 19 km (12 mi) SW of Kojonup
LGA(s)Shire of Kojonup
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Jingalup is a town and locality in the Shire of Kojonup, Great Southern region of Western Australia.[2][3] Jingalup is located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook, 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.[4]

The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jingalup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2011.