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Jingalup,_Western_Australia Latitude and Longitude:

33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°E / -33.967; 117.033
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Jingalup
Western Australia
Jingalup is located in Western Australia
Jingalup
Jingalup
Coordinates 33°58′S 117°02′E / 33.967°S 117.033°E / -33.967; 117.033
Population139 ( SAL 2021) [1]
Established1924
Postcode(s)6395
Elevation296 m (971 ft)
Area395.2 km2 (152.6 sq mi)
Location
  • 275 km (171 mi) SE of Perth
  • 19 km (12 mi) SW of Kojonup
LGA(s) Shire of Kojonup
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor

Jingalup is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook. The town is located on Murrin Brook, which is a tributary of the Tone River.

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. [2]

The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a contraction of the name of a nearby well, Kodjingalup Well.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jingalup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2011.