Dinninup, Western Australia

Dinninup Western Australia
Dinninup
Coordinates	33°48′58″S116°31′59″E / 33.816°S 116.533°E / -33.816; 116.533
Population	161 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established	1915
Postcode(s)	6244
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Area	347.4 km2 (134.1 sq mi)
Location	283 km (176 mi) SSE of Perth 17 km (11 mi) E of Boyup Brook
LGA(s)	Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s)	Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Dinninup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is between Boyup Brook and Kojonup.

The town's name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1877; the meaning is unknown. The original settlement was "Darling Hill" home to Thomas and Rebecca Draper ( née  Scott) daughter of the first settlers in Boyup Brook. ^[2] Originating as a railway station on the Boyup Brook to Kojonup line, the land was requested by early settlers to be set aside for a townsite in 1906. The line was completed in 1910 and the Dinninup station was opened at the same time. The town was gazetted in 1915. ^[3]

Darling Hill Homestead 1882

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dinninup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Erickson, Rica (1988). Rica Erickson (ed.). Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: Pre-1829 – 1888. Vol. IV, R–Z. Nedlands: UWA Publishing. ISBN   0-85564-277-7. LCCN   88151753. OCLC   19221630. OL   2102384M. Wikidata   Q115122719.
3. "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2011.