Mumballup, Western Australia
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| Mumballup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Mumby Pub, Mumballup, in April 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°32′S 116°07′E / 33.53°S 116.11°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 100 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Mumballup is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia, situated between Collie and Boyup Brook, 221 kilometres (137 mi) south of Perth. The town is in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup.[2]
It was the location of the death of the former premier of Western Australia James Mitchell in 1951,[3] on a train on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway line.[4] Mumballup was once a siding on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway but the railway line ceased operation in 1982.[5][6] The Mumballup siding, which opened in 1908, was closed in 1980.[7]
It is a location on the Bibbulmun Track.[8][9]
Mumballup and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[10][11][12]
