Carbunup River, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
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Carbunup River is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 112. It is situated between Dunsborough and Margaret River on the banks of the Carbunup River.
Carbunup River | |
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The local hall | |
  Carbunup River | |
 Interactive map of Carbunup River | |
| Coordinates: 33.55°S 115.18°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 112 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 6280 |
The townsite was declared in 1926 as Carbunup but the name was changed in 1958 to Carbunup River to prevent confusion with the town of Carbarup near Mount Barker.[2]
The town is named after the Carbunup River, the word Carbunup is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean place of the cormorants or place of a kindly stream or place of the Stinkwood thicket.[2]
The Discover Deadly reptile education centre is located in Carbunup River, at 10 Wildwood Road.[3]
