Chowerup, Western Australia
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| Chowerup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°05′S 116°41′E / 34.08°S 116.68°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6244 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 348.9 km2 (134.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Chowerup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Chowerup located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]
The heritage-listed Chowerup Hall, dating back to 1923, is located within the locality, having functioned as a local school until 1950.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chowerup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Chowerup Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Chowerup Hall Committee". Blackwood-warren Sentinel. Vol. 25, no. 2008. Western Australia. 11 September 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
