McKail, Western Australia

McKail
Suburb
McKail
Coordinates: 34°59′53″S117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E / -34.9981; 117.825
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
City	Albany
LGA	City of Albany
Government
•  State electorate	Albany
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,970 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6330
Suburbs around McKail Marbelup Warrenup Warrenup Marbelup McKail Milpara Gledhow Gledhow Lockyer

McKail is a north-western is a suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

McKail was named after John McKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKail (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. "DEATH OF GOGGALEE, A NATIVE, SHOT BY JOHN MACKAIL, A CARPENTER, AT PERTH". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal . Vol. III, no. 127. Western Australia. 6 June 1835. p. 506. Retrieved 10 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.