Jerdacuttup Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 33°43′S 120°28′E / 33.71°S 120.47°E |
Population | 183 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Established | 1966 |
Postcode(s) | 6346 |
Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Area | 1,200.5 km2 (463.5 sq mi) |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Ravensthorpe |
State electorate(s) | Roe |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Jerdacuttup /ˌdʒɜːrdəˈkʌtʌp/ is a small town in Western Australia 584 kilometres (363 mi) east-south-east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Jerdacuttup had a population of six. [2]
John Forrest explored the area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup; the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.
During the 1960s the south-east of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966. [3] [4] The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal cropping with cattle grazing and lupin cropping to a lesser extent. [5] The town is no longer a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [6] [7]
The Jerdacuttup River is situated about 16 km to the west of the townsite. [8]
Australian underground band The Triffids referenced the town in the song "Jerdacuttup Man", from the album Calenture.