Munglinup, Western Australia

Munglinup Western Australia
Munglinup
Population:	122 (2006 Census) [1]
Established:	1962
Postcode:	6450
Coordinates:	33°42′29″S 120°51′54″E / 33.708°S 120.865°E / -33.708; 120.865Coordinates: 33°42′29″S 120°51′54″E / 33.708°S 120.865°E / -33.708; 120.865
Elevation:	87 m (285 ft)
Location:	623 km (387 mi) SE of Perth 73 km (45 mi) ENE of Hopetoun 97 km (60 mi) WSW of Esperance
LGA:	Shire of Ravensthorpe
State District:	Eyre
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Munglinup is a small town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town is located along the South Coast Highway between Ravensthorpe and Esperance and close to the Munglinup River.

The word Munglinup is Indigenous Australian in origin and of unknown meaning. The name first appears on maps made by early settlers in 1868.

The region was first opened up for farming in the late 1950s and by the early 1960s the community asked for a townsite between Esperance and Ravensthorpe to be considered. The townsite was surveyed in 1961 and gazetted in 1962.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Munglinup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54956&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
3. ^ "New Townsite — Munglinup (per 1960/60)". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1962:1280. 18 May 1962.