Needilup, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
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Needilup is a town and locality in the Shire of Jerramungup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Needilup is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The Needilup and Corackerup Nature Reserves are located within Needilup, as is the Chereninup Creek Reserve.[2][3]
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| Coordinates: 33.9527°S 118.7716°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1954 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 845.2 km2 (326.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 99 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6336 | ||||||||||||
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History
The establishment of a town arose after a local member petitioned the lands department for land to be made available for a townsite in 1951 after settlement in the area lead to a demand for land. Lots were surveyed soon afterward and the townsite was declared in 1954.[4]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning is unknown. The name is taken from the nearby Needilup River that was first surveyed in 1901 and spelt in a variety of ways.
Nature reserves
The Needilup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 14 August 1914, has a size of 6.22 square kilometres (2.40 mi2), and is located within the Mallee bioregion. The Corackerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 17 May 1963, has a size of 43.34 square kilometres (16.73 mi2), and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.[5]
