Nirimba, Western Australia
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Nirimba | |||||||||||||
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 Greenlands Road passing through rural Nirimba | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°39′05″S 115°48′50″E / 32.65139°S 115.81389°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 80 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6208 | ||||||||||||
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Nirimba is a rural locality in the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located directly south of the Austin Cove development in South Yunderup.[2][3]
It is likely named after the Aboriginal word neer-imba, meaning 'pelican', which is a common bird in the wider Peel Region.[4]
