Gwindinup, Western Australia

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Gwindinup
Western Australia
Gwindinup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°31′S115°44′E / 33.51°S 115.74°E / -33.51; 115.74
Population52 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6237
Area15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Location
  • 191 km (119 mi) from Perth
  • 26 km (16 mi) from Bunbury
  • 23 km (14 mi) from Capel
LGA(s) Shire of Capel
State electorate(s) Collie-Preston
Federal division(s) Forrest
Localities around Gwindinup:
Boyanup Boyanup Crooked Brook
The Plains Gwindinup Crooked Brook
The Plains Paynedale Argyle

Gwindinup is a small town and locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located along the South Western Highway and the Preston River. [2] [3]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Gwindinup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5]

The area of the Gwindinup townsite, including the sites of the former Runnymead Mill and school, are heritage-listed. [6] The town's origin dates back to 1892 when it was founded as a railway siding, then under the name of Runnymeade, on the Boyanup to Donnybrook railway line. A town site was gazetted in 1909 but, to prevent confusion as the name Runnymeade was already in use in Australia, the name Gwindinup was allocated to the new town instead. The origins of the name are unknown but may come from a local variation of the spelling of the near-by Gynudup Brook. [7] [8]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gwindinup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel . Retrieved 20 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
  5. "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. "Gwindinup". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. "Gwindinup Townsite". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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