Wonnerup, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Wonnerup
state = wa


caption =
lga = Busselton
postcode = 6280
est = 1856
pop = 374 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC56036|name=Wonnerup (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-14]
elevation= 94
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Vasse
fedgov = Forrest
dist1 = 219 | dir1 = S | location1= Perth
dist2 = 10 | dir2 = E | location2= Busseltoncoord|-33.624|115.42|type:city(374)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

The townsite of Wonnerup is located 219 km south of Perth and 10 km east of Busselton. It was gazetted a townsite in 1856, [LandInfo WA|w|W|2007-06-08] deriving its name from the nearby Wonnerup Inlet.

The name is Aboriginal, having been shown on maps of the region since 1839. The meaning of the name is "place of the woman's digging or fighting stick"; the Noongar word for fighting stick is "wonna", while the suffix "-up" denotes "place of". The wonna was made from the peppermint tree, "Agonis flexuosa", a costal native found only in the south-west, and was a common trade item of the Noongar people. [cite web|url=http://portal.water.wa.gov.au/portal/page/portal/WaterManagement/Groundwater/SWYarragadee/ReportsToTheDepartment/Content/ABORIGINAL%20SOCIAL%20WATER%20REQUIREMENTS%20FOR%20THE%20SOUTHERN%20BL.pdf|title=Water Authority - Aboriginal social water requirements for the Southern Blackwood Plateau|year=2006|accessdate=2008-09-14]

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