Jingalup, Western Australia
| Jingalup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Jingalup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 139 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6395 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 395.2 km2 (152.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Kojonup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Jingalup is a town and locality in the Shire of Kojonup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Jingalup is located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook, on Murrin Brook, which is a tributary of the Tone River. The locality is home to the Jingalup and South Jingalup Nature Reserves.[2][3]
History
[edit]Jingalup and the Shire of Kojonup are located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
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.[7]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.
The Jingalup Hall, Golf Club and War Memorial are on the shire's heritage list. The Jingalup School in 1919, with a new building constructed in 1954 that served as a school until 1974. This building was subsequently moved and is now used as the golf club.[8][9][10]
Nature reserves
[edit]The Jingalup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 July 1921, has a size of 4.27 square kilometres (1.65 sq mi), and is located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion. The South Jingalup Nature Reserve was also gazetted on 15 July 1921, has a size of 5.51 square kilometres (2.13 sq mi), and is also located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jingalup (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.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Kojonup". www.kojonup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Kojonup. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
The Shire of Kojonup acknowledges the Keneang people as the Traditional custodians of this land where the Shire is situated
- ^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Jingalup Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Jingalup Golf Club". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Jingalup War Memorial". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
