Carrolup, Western Australia

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Carrolup
Western Australia
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Carrolup
Carrolup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°41′01″S117°22′36″E / 33.68361°S 117.37670°E / -33.68361; 117.37670
Population49 (SAL 2016) [1] [2]
Postcode(s) 6317
Area167.1 km2 (64.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Katanning
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Carrolup:
Westwood Westwood Marracoonda
Cherry Tree Pool Carrolup Katanning
Cherry Tree Pool Broomehill West Murdong

Carrolup is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The small Carrolup Nature Reserve is located within Carrolup, on the Carrolup River, which flows through the locality from east to west. [3] [4]

The larger eastern part of the Shire of Katanning, up to Katanning itself, is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people. [5] [6] The smaller western part, west of Katanning, which includes Carrolup, is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people, with both being of the Noongar nation. [7] [8] [9]

The Carrolup Native Settlement, now referred to as Marribank, is listed on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, but, despite its name, is located west of the current locality, on the Carrolup River, in the locality of Cherry Tree Pool in the Shire of Kojonup. [10] [4]

The Carrolup Agricultural Hall, on the shire's heritage register, dates back to 1902 and has served as a church, school a golf club and a pony club. [11]

Nature reserve

The Carrolup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 21 June 1901, has a size of 0.3 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions. [12]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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  6. "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  8. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  10. "Carrolup Native Settlement". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  11. "Carrolup Agricultural Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  12. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water . Retrieved 7 November 2024.