McKail, Western Australia

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McKail
Albany,  Western Australia
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McKail
McKail, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°59′53″S117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E / -34.9981; 117.825
Population3,970 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6330
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Albany
State electorate(s) Albany
Federal division(s) O'Connor
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]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKail (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 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.