Benjinup, Western Australia

Benjinup
Suburb
Coordinates: 33°47′S116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E / -33.79; 116.30
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Boyup Brook
Location	254 km (158 mi) from Perth 90 km (56 mi) from Bunbury
Government
•  State electorate	Warren-Blackwood
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	284.8 km2 (110.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	143 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6255
Suburbs around Benjinup Wilga West Wilga Dinninup Catterick Benjinup Boyup Brook Catterick Winnejup Boyup Brook

Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Benjinup is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people of the Noongar nation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising". ^[7]

Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway. ^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
4. "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
5. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
7. "Benjinup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
8. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.