Jerdacuttup, Western Australia

Jerdacuttup
Western Australia
Jerdacuttup; Western Australia
	Jerdacuttup
Coordinates	33°43′S 120°28′E / 33.71°S 120.47°E
Population	183 (SAL 2021)
Established	1966
Postcode(s)	6346
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Area	1,200.5 km2 (463.5 sq mi)
Location	584 km (363 mi) ESE of Perth ; 43 km (27 mi) SE of Ravensthorpe ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Ravensthorpe
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Jerdacuttup /ˌdʒɜːrdəˈkʌtʌp/ is a small town in Western Australia 584 kilometres (363 mi) east-south-east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Jerdacuttup had a population of six.^[2]

John Forrest explored the area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup; the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.

During the 1960s the south-east of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966.^[3]^[4] The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal cropping with cattle grazing and lupin cropping to a lesser extent.^[5] The town is no longer a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[6]^[7]

The Jerdacuttup River is situated about 16 km to the west of the townsite.^[8]

Australian underground band The Triffids referenced the town in the song "Jerdacuttup Man", from the album Calenture.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jerdacuttup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jerdacuttup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ "New Townsite – Jerdacuttup (per 3801/65)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 7 December 1966. p. 1966:3315.
^ "Jerdacuttup Land Resource and capability study" (PDF). 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011. Archived 19 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "NEW Operations Zones and Areas". 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019. Archived 2 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Our page in history – Welcome to Jerdacuttup". 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011. Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine