Cundinup, Western Australia
 | This articlecontains unreferenced categories(Category:Noongar placenames).(July 2024) |
| Cundinup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°51′S115°46′E/ 33.85°S 115.77°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 62 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6275 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 156.5 km2(60.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Nannup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Cundinupis a rurallocalityof theShire of Nannupin theSouth Westregion of Western Australia. A small section in the far east of the locality is located in theShire of Donnybrook–Balingup.The western boundary of the locality is formed by theVasse Highwaywhile, in the east, the border runs along theBlackwood Riverin places. Much of the locality is covered by state forest.[2][3]
Cundinup and the Shire of Nannup are located on the traditional land of theBibulmanandWardandipeople of theNoongarnation.[4][5][6]The suffix-upis commonly found in place names in south-western Western Australia and is ofNoongar origin,meaning "place of".[7]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Cundinup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Map of Indigenous Australia".aiatsis.gov.au.Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Welcome to the Shire of Nannup".www.nannup.wa.gov.au.Shire of Nannup.Retrieved17 July2024.
The Shire of Nannup acknowledges the Wardandi and Bibbulmun people as the native title holders of the lands and waters in and around Nannup
- ^"Noongar Town Names and their Meanings".Aboriginal Perspectives Across the Curriculum.Department of Education and Training (Western Australia).Archived fromthe originalon 4 September 2007.Retrieved17 July2024.
