Quindalup
| Quindalup Western Australia | |
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  Quindalup | |
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| Coordinates | 33°33′S115°00′E/ 33.55°S 115.00°E |
| Population | 1,488 (SAL2021)[1] |
| Established | 1899 |
| Postcode(s) | 6281 |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Area | 39.9 km2(15.4 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
| State electorate(s) | Vasse |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Quindalupis a small town in theSouth Westregion ofWestern Australia.It is situated alongCaves RoadbetweenBusselton andDunsboroughonGeographe Bay.At the2021 census,Quindalup had a population of 1,488.
The area was the site of one of the earliest timber industries in the state. Severaltimber millswere constructed in the area and the products were exported utilising ajettythat had been constructed on the coast in the 1860s. The first recorded use of the name was on a timber mill owned byHenry Yelvertonand McGibbon. Land was reserved by the government in the 1870s and in 1899 local fishermen petitioned for a town to be declared along the beach front. Lots were surveyed the same year and the town was gazetted in 1899.[2]
The name isAboriginalin origin and meansplace of theQuenda.
The town was situated close to a shallow inlet, where the jetty was built, which was used to load timber sent up by a tramway, to boats that would ferry the timber to boats anchored a few kilometres offshore.[3]
The only parts of the original settlement that are left areslab cottagegroup, known as Harwoods Cottage, which was constructedc. 1860and associated with the original timber mill. The cottage group is composed of a cottage, gaol, post office, telephone exchange andCustoms House.[4]The buildings were almost derelict until restorations planned in 1998, commenced in 2000 and the operation was opened for business in 2000 with accommodation opened in 2004.
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Quindalup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – Q".Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2022.Retrieved25 March2011.
- ^"Harwood Cottages History".2010.Retrieved25 March2011.
- ^"Heritage Council of Western Australia – Timber Cottages given new life as tourist drawcard"(PDF).2004.Retrieved25 March2011.
