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Nillup,_Western_Australia Latitude and Longitude:

34°7′57″S 115°15′51″E / 34.13250°S 115.26417°E / -34.13250; 115.26417
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Nillup
Western Australia
Nillup is located in Western Australia
Nillup
Nillup
Coordinates 34°7′57″S 115°15′51″E / 34.13250°S 115.26417°E / -34.13250; 115.26417
Population61 ( SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)6288
Area36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
LGA(s) Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) Forrest

Nillup is a small townsite located in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Nillup was named by reversing the last name of Harold Maughan Pullin, a popular local who did not want the place named after him. [2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nillup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Unusual place names". Landgate. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 30 November 2018.