Needilup is a town and locality in the Shire of Jerramungup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Needilup is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The Needilup and Corackerup Nature Reserves are located within Needilup, as is the Chereninup Creek Reserve.[2][3]
| Needilup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Needilup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°57′10″S 118°46′18″E / 33.9527°S 118.7716°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 99 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6336 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 845.2 km2 (326.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Jerramungup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe establishment of a town arose after a local member petitioned the lands department for land to be made available for a townsite in 1951 after settlement in the area lead to a demand for land. Lots were surveyed soon afterward and the townsite was declared in 1954.[4]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning is unknown. The name is taken from the nearby Needilup River that was first surveyed in 1901 and spelt in a variety of ways.
Nature reserves
editThe Needilup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 14 August 1914, has a size of 6.22 square kilometres (2.40 sq mi), and is located within the Mallee bioregion. The Corackerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 17 May 1963, has a size of 43.34 square kilometres (16.73 sq mi), and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Needilup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 9 November 2024.