Coolup, Western Australia

Coolup
Western Australia
The Coolup General Store in December 2023
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Coordinates32°44′0″S 115°52′0″E / 32.73333°S 115.86667°E / -32.73333; 115.86667
Population218 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1899
Postcode(s)6214
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Area59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Murray
State electorate(s)Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)Canning
Localities around Coolup:
Blytehwood Blythewood Meelon
West Coolup Coolup Meelon
Waroona Waroona Waroona

Coolup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia. The town is situated just off the South Western Highway and close to the Murray River. Coolup is home to the proposed new multimillion-dollar Murray Region Equestrian Centre, whose construction is in the initial stages of development.[timeframe?]

The area was first settled in 1886 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899. The town's name is Aboriginal Australian in origin and is thought to mean the place of the wild turkey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2008.