Needilup, Western Australia

Needilup, Western Australia
Needilup
Western Australia
Needilup is located in Western Australia
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Needilup
Established: 1954
Postcode: 6336
Elevation: 292 m (958 ft)
Location:
  • 440 km (273 mi) SE of Perth
  • 32 km (20 mi) E of Ongerup
LGA: Shire of Jerramungup
State District: Wagin
Federal Division: O'Connor

Coordinates: 33°51′00″S 118°46′01″E / 33.85°S 118.767°E / -33.85; 118.767

Needilup is a town in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia that is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road.

The 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.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ 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 2011-04-25. 

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